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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531000171
Cold Spring Elementary School
4150 Durham Rd, Doylestown, PA 18902 · (267) 893-3800 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
23 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 75%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 45% smaller than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
85.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
80.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.1% | 80.9% |
| 2023-24 | 84.9% | 77.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Spring Elementary School
Cold Spring Elementary School's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Elementary School this school | 470 | 4.9% | 83.9% |
| Coopertown Elementary School Bryn Mawr | 471 | 10.0% | 87.3% |
| Kutz Elementary School Doylestown | 436 | 8.3% | 78.4% |
| Clarks Summit Elementary School Clarks Summit | 399 | 5.8% | 67.1% |
| Pocopson Elementary School West Chester | 514 | 2.9% | 85.9% |
| Fairview Elementary School Pittsburgh | 387 | 7.8% | 95.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Spring Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #52 of 1,396 | #2 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #97 of 1,511 ▲ 23 | #3 of 72 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #24 of 1,511 ▲ 27 | #1 of 72 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #618 of 1,638 | #37 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #363 of 1,528 | #11 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #904 of 1,531 | #54 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.9% | #1,595 of 1,600 | #73 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #676 of 1,045 | #28 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
470
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 470 | 40 | 11.8:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 40.1 | 12.1:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 38.7 | 12.9:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 37.1 | 14.0:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 47 | 17.7:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 880 | 36 | 24.4:1 | 0% (4) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cold Spring Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (519 to 470); teachers up 8% (37.1 to 40).
About Cold Spring Elementary School
This page covers Cold Spring Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. A total of 470 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6.
Cold Spring Elementary School is one school in a 23-school district, Central Bucks SD, which enrolls 16,879 students.
The large majority of students at Cold Spring Elementary School, 80%, are White. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 81% White share among all Bucks County residents. Cold Spring Elementary School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Cold Spring Elementary School, 40 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 5% of enrollment. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Cold Spring Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cold Spring Elementary School would score about 75.5%. It scores 83.9%, 8.4 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bucks County, median household income is about $114,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 123 public schools operate in Bucks County, serving about 81,956 students.
Gayman Elementary School is located about 1.9 miles from Cold Spring Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 74.0%, lower than Cold Spring Elementary School's 83.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 463 in 2020-21 and 470 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Bucks SD
- Central Bucks HS-SouthHigh · 1,719 students
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Central Bucks HS-EastHigh · 1,374 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tamanend Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
Other schools in Doylestown
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Central Bucks HS-EastHigh · 1,374 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Lenape Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Groveland Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
Other Cold Spring Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cold Spring Elementary. Cold Spring Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- COLD SPRING ELEMENTARYCOLD SPRING, MN · 656 students
- Cold Spring ElementaryPotomac, MD · 362 students
- Cold Spring ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 188 students
Nearby schools
- Gayman Elementary School1.9 mi · 390
- Tohickon Middle School2.1 mi · 857
- Holicong Middle School2.2 mi · 907
- Central Bucks HS-East2.4 mi · 1,374
- Groveland Elementary School2.7 mi · 763
- Buckingham Elementary School3.3 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Cold Spring Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cold Spring Elementary School?
Cold Spring Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Cold Spring Elementary School serve?
Cold Spring Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Cold Spring Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Cold Spring Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cold Spring Elementary School?
At Cold Spring Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cold Spring Elementary School in?
Cold Spring Elementary School is part of Central Bucks SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.