COLDSPRING INT

COLDSPRING INT, a modestly sized elementary-level community in COLDSPRING, Texas, run under COLDSPRING-OAKHURST CISD, serves 346 students, covering grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

COLDSPRING INT is one of 4 schools operated by COLDSPRING-OAKHURST CISD, a district that works with 1,585 students overall.

On the student-mix side, COLDSPRING INT records that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, COLDSPRING INT has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, COLDSPRING INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.2%; this one delivers 30.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Jacinto County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,364 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, San Jacinto County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,553 students), of which COLDSPRING INT is one.

Nearest neighbor: STREET EL, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COLDSPRING INT ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLDSPRING INT has contracted 3%, going from 358 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 19% to 13%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.