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Coldwater Elementary School

Q: Is Coldwater Elementary School a good school?

Coldwater Elementary School ranks 229 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Coldwater Elementary School is a public elementary school in Anniston, Alabama, serving 389 students in grades PK-4 and part of the Oxford City School District. The school has a strong performance history, ranking as high as 52nd out of 688 Alabama elementary schools in 2016-2017 and maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. However, its ranking has declined in recent years, dropping to 229th out of 680 schools in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating.

Coldwater Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in English/Language Arts, where 79.31% of 3rd-grade students and 63.24% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 65.34% and 60.93% statewide, respectively. The school also performs well in mathematics, with 71.19% of 3rd-grade students and 28.99% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 45.47% and 41.76% statewide. Coldwater Elementary's performance on science assessments for 4th-grade students is also noteworthy, with 46.38% proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 42.61% statewide.

Coldwater Elementary outperforms the nearby De Armanville Elementary and Oxford Elementary schools in most academic metrics, including standardized test scores and student subgroup performance. However, the school lags behind some other nearby schools, such as Alexandria Elementary and Munford Elementary, which have higher rankings and stronger performance in certain subject areas. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.39% in 2021-2022 to 71.72% in 2023-2024, suggests that it may face socioeconomic challenges that could impact student learning and achievement.

391

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,226

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 Taylors Chapel Road
Anniston, AL 36201-7044

(256) 241-3870

District: Oxford City

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg60%

Alabama avg51%

229^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Oxford City

29^th of 135Oxford City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	229 of 680	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	211 of 684	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	99 of 680	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	104 of 687	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	130 of 692	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	76 of 681	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	54 of 680	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.5	52 of 688	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	70 of 691	89.9%	★★★★★
2015	84.0	82 of 691	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	96 of 695	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	62.1	286 of 696	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	222 of 696	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	317 of 709	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.8	417 of 704	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.1	194 of 696	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	62.3	250 of 698	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.1	216 of 698	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.3	309 of 689	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.0	240 of 688	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.9	156 of 623	75.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	100 of 427	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	159 of 426	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.1	52 of 426	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	95.3	14 of 426	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	16 of 423	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	267 of 649	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	264 of 650	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.8	71 of 645	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	67 of 656	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	106 of 656	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	63 of 646	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	65 of 640	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	69 of 639	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	54 of 206	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	41 of 196	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	15 of 184	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	19 of 175	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	37 of 164	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	12 of 152	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	211 of 660	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	125 of 670	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	25 of 623	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	35 of 651	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	42 of 653	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	24 of 649	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	9 of 651	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	11 of 567	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	201 of 651	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	183 of 655	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	141 of 649	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	159 of 669	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	168 of 669	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	117 of 650	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	94.7	21 of 650	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.0	36 of 639	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	137 of 395	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	132 of 345	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	114 of 398	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	28 of 392	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	274 of 532	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	230 of 535	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	106 of 528	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	118 of 540	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	164 of 539	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	100 of 529	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	57 of 508	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.7	44 of 369	88.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)65th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English71%+8 vs state

Mathematics50%+6 vs state

Science46%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 3, 2016

I really love Coldwater School and it's a very good school but I don't believe in common core math or timing when they do math I think if you know math then why do you got to time the kids Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coldwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	530 Taylors Chapel Road	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3870	391	26	14.8	56.8%	238 (60.9%)	59 (15.1%)	73 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	65	229^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.3%		66.4	211^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.2%	18	71.2	29.0			46.4	79.3	63.2			$12,226	$1,961	$10,245
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 Caffey Dr	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3844	837	66	12.7	56.3%	376 (44.9%)	234 (28.0%)	153 (18.3%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	68.9	208^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.4%		75.9	151^st of 684 public elementary schools	77.9%	57	41.9	54.4			52.9	69.3	78.1			$10,229	$1,608	$8,601
Wellborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Cooper Cir	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7500	598	35	17.2	74.6%	449 (75.1%)	65 (10.9%)	64 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	29.4	478^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.7%		38.8	443^rd of 684 public elementary schools	35.2%	35	29.2	22.9	19.0	11.8	26.5	51.7	52.5	59.7	58.1	$9,170	$1,946	$7,177
Munford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5250	770	39	19.7	53.0%	598 (77.7%)	120 (15.6%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	60.4	275^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.6%		62.5	249^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.6%	26	50.0	41.6	46.9		36.3	66.0	65.5	76.6		$9,745	$1,637	$8,078
Randolph Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	2200 W 17th St	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5080	339	17	19.9	84.4%	10 (2.9%)	306 (90.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	14	596^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.4%		19.5	555^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.9%	41	28.1	8.8	3.8		11.8	38.5	30.9	60.4		$10,425	$2,196	$8,225
Cobb Preparatory Academy	Public	PK-K	1325 Cobb Ave	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5030	270	16	16.8	50.7%	9 (3.3%)	241 (89.3%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$9,058	$2,272	$6,786
Saks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Watson	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-6800	625	38	16.4	77.6%	249 (39.8%)	258 (41.3%)	57 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.3%)	16.6	570^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.2%		27.8	501^st of 684 public elementary schools	26.8%	69	6.7	17.8	16.9	2.7	29.7	39.5	55.6	50.0	16.4	$9,934	$1,686	$8,203
Golden Springs Elementary School	Public	1-5	100 Feary Dr	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5050	357	20	17.8	77.9%	30 (8.4%)	278 (77.9%)	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	12.9	609^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.4%		13.5	595^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.0%	14	15.3	13.5	18.0		16.2	40.3	37.8	48.0		$11,040	$1,760	$9,275
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	79001 Al Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5265	902	49	18.4	50.6%	553 (61.3%)	264 (29.3%)	23 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	43.1	401^st of 680 public elementary schools	41.0%		64.4	225^th of 684 public elementary schools	67.1%	176	27.3	33.8	28.2		40.4	60.9	61.0	67.3		$8,515	$1,387	$7,098
De Armanville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 School Road	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3918	478	35	13.8	54.0%	212 (44.4%)	151 (31.6%)	65 (13.6%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	77.2	139^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.6%		71.9	175^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.4%	36	59.7	44.7			56.4	81.8	77.4			$11,608	$1,535	$10,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Coldwater Elementary School

Is Coldwater Elementary School a good school?

Coldwater Elementary School ranks 229^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Coldwater Elementary School in?

Oxford City

How many students attend Coldwater Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Coldwater Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Coldwater Elementary School?

Students at Coldwater Elementary School are 61% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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