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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLDWATER EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390453104398

Coldwater Elementary School

310 N 2nd St, Coldwater, OH 45828 · (419) 678-2613 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
146
Grade 1
139
Grade 2
116
Grade 3
141
Grade 4
125
Student demographics
White
63996%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 17%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
142%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
34151%
Female
32649%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Coldwater Elementary SchoolColdwater Middle SchoolColdwater High School
Based on grade levels within Coldwater Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
84.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +9.9pp since 2021
Math
89.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
667
+165 (+33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 15.2:1
% White
96%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Coldwater Elementary School

Coldwater Elementary School is an elementary campus of sizable scale in Coldwater, Ohio, one of the schools within Coldwater Exempted Village, educateing 667 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Coldwater Elementary School sits 65% larger than that benchmark.

Coldwater Exempted Village runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,476 students. Coldwater Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Coldwater Elementary School logs that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Mercer County) shows that median household income runs about $76,782, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Coldwater Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 9,242 students).

Coldwater High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Coldwater Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 33%: 502 students in 2018 compared to 667 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Coldwater Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Mercer County at a glance

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Population
42,484
Census ACS
Median income
$76,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,242 students

Quick facts

School name
Coldwater Elementary School
District
Coldwater Exempted Village
Address
310 N 2nd St, Coldwater, OH 45828
Phone
(419) 678-2613
County
Mercer County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
667
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390453104398
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Coldwater Exempted Village
Other schools in Coldwater
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Coldwater Elementary School
How large is Coldwater Elementary School?
Coldwater Elementary School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades KG-04.
Is Coldwater Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coldwater Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Coldwater Elementary School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Coldwater Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Coldwater Elementary School?
Student demographics at Coldwater Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Coldwater Elementary School public or private?
Coldwater Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coldwater Exempted Village.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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