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Enrollment
612
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHOE COUNTY·NCES 320048000673
Cold Springs Middle School
18235 CODY COURT, RENO, NV 89508 · (775) 677-5433 · Washoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
612 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 85%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 198 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 201 | 33% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
15.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 13.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cold Springs Middle School
Cold Springs Middle School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Springs Middle School this school | 612 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Silverland Middle School Fernley | 677 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| Fernley Intermediate School Fernley | 658 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| Churchill County Middle School Fallon | 700 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Yerington Intermediate School Yerington | 402 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| Rosemary Clarke Middle School Pahrump | 1,030 | 100.0% | 27.9% |
Matched among Nevada middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cold Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Washoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #60 of 94 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #67 of 98 ▼ 2 | #11 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #69 of 98 ▼ 5 | #11 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #75 of 113 | #14 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #88 of 94 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #48 of 94 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #76 of 95 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.6% | #3 of 68 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
612
-314 (-34%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 856
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 612 | 23.6 | 25.9:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 25 | 26.0:1 | 34% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 32 | 20.3:1 | 35% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 66 | 14.0:1 | 32% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 980 | 41 | 23.9:1 | 41% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 30 | 24.7:1 | 42% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | 39 | 21.9:1 | 41% (353) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cold Springs Middle School.
About Cold Springs Middle School
Cold Springs Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in RENO, Nevada. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 612 students. For comparison, middle schools in Nevada average about 767 students.
Cold Springs Middle School is run by Washoe County, whose 114 schools enroll 63,959 students.
By race and ethnicity, Cold Springs Middle School is 52% White. After that, the student body is 36% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Washoe County is about 63% White. Cold Springs Middle School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.9:1. That ratio is over the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cold Springs Middle School is 100%. Among public schools in Washoe County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
A school with Cold Springs Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Nevada is predicted to score 32.5%. Cold Springs Middle School scores 23.1%, 9.4 points below that line.
Federal survey data for Washoe County show that median household income is about $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cold Springs Middle School is among the 127 public schools in Washoe County.
The closest other public school is Michael Inskeep Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Cold Springs Middle School's average proficiency of 23.1% compares with 24.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Cold Springs Middle School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 34%, from 926 to 612. The ratio was 14.0:1 in 2020-21 and 25.9:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cold Springs Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
497,200
Census ACS
Median income
$88,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
68,279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washoe County
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Spanish Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolHigh · 2,092 students
- Procter R. Hug High SchoolHigh · 2,008 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
Other schools in RENO
- North Valleys High SchoolHigh · 2,307 students
- Reno High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,738 students
- Robert McQueen High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Galena High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- Earl Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
Nearby schools
- Michael Inskeep Elementary School0.6 mi · 451
- Nancy Gomes Elementary0.9 mi · 259
- Desert Heights Elementary5.0 mi · 474
- Sierra Nevada Academy Charter5.1 mi · 251
- Silver Lake Elementary5.2 mi · 491
- Stead Elementary6.4 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Cold Springs Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cold Springs Middle School?
Cold Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cold Springs Middle School serve?
Cold Springs Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cold Springs Middle School?
Approximately 25.9:1 students per teacher at Cold Springs Middle School.
How diverse is Cold Springs Middle School?
Cold Springs Middle School reports a student body of 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cold Springs Middle School?
Cold Springs Middle School is overseen by Washoe County in Washoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.