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Coldwater Elementary School

Q: Is Coldwater Elementary School a good school?

Coldwater Elementary School ranks 246 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Coldwater Elementary School in Anniston, AL, is a mid-sized PK-4 school within the Oxford City district, serving 391 students in a community that has seen a recent shift in its socioeconomic profile.

Coldwater has long been a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Alabama elementary schools and earning 4 or 5 stars from 2015 through 2023. However, the most recent data shows a notable decline, with the school dropping to the 64th percentile (3 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year. This is a more pronounced drop than seen at nearby De Armanville Elementary School, which has held steady in the 71st-80th percentile over the same period. The decline is particularly visible in 4th-grade math, where proficiency has swung dramatically—from 44% in 2022-2023 down to 29% in 2024-2025, before recovering slightly to 36%. This is now well below both the district and state averages, and far behind Oxford Elementary School, where 4th-grade math proficiency sits at 52%.

One of the most pressing concerns is chronic absenteeism. At 15.3% for the 2024-2025 school year, Coldwater's rate is higher than the state average (12.0%) and nearly double that of its district peers—De Armanville sits at 8.1% and Oxford at 10.0%. This attendance challenge is likely a key factor in the school's recent academic struggles. That said, there are bright spots. Coldwater excels in 3rd-grade English, with 77.78% of students proficient for 2025-2026, outpacing both the district (72.55%) and state (64.75%). The school also continues to outperform the struggling schools in the nearby Anniston City district, such as Golden Springs Elementary School and Randolph Park Elementary School. On a positive note, the percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch has dropped from 71.72% to 56.78% in just one year, suggesting a changing demographic that could bring new resources and opportunities to the school.

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 — 90th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (57% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg59%

Alabama avg52%

246^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Oxford City

37^th of 139Oxford 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
2026	63.5	246 of 686	64.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	61.3	248 of 652	62.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	62.0	230 of 668	65.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	64.3	230 of 660	65.2%	★★★☆☆
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%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	101 of 194	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	136 of 403	66.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.0	222 of 500	55.6%	★★★☆☆
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

Special Education (2026)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

White (2026)56th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English72%+10 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	63.5	246^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.1%		65	229^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.3%	17	55.6	35.6			52.5	77.8	65.5			$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%)	67	222^nd of 686 public elementary schools	67.6%		68.9	208^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.4%	14	49.0	51.9			57.0	69.2	68.9			$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%)	36.8	452^nd of 686 public elementary schools	34.1%		29.4	478^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.7%	26	16.9	24.7	43.0	29.3	36.6	53.0	48.4	68.6	53.3	$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%)	73.3	166^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.8%		60.4	275^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.6%	109	56.7	62.1	46.7		66.3	69.4	66.3	77.4		$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%)	11.1	634^th of 686 public elementary schools	7.6%		14	596^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.4%	38	21.0	13.9	10.8		16.9	39.3	41.5	38.5		$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%)	26.8	508^th of 686 public elementary schools	25.9%		16.6	570^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.2%	62	26.8	19.2	19.4	20.9	24.7	58.5	35.6	70.8	44.8	$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%)	12.5	620^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	609^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.4%	11	6.1	7.8	16.4		21.9	43.9	37.5	52.7		$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%)	41.9	414^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.7%		43.1	401^st of 680 public elementary schools	41.0%	13	42.2	29.2	37.5		29.9	62.0	54.2	68.4		$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%)	69.2	201^st of 686 public elementary schools	70.7%		77.2	139^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.6%	62	47.1	50.6			59.3	74.7	70.4			$11,608	$1,535	$10,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Coldwater Elementary School

Is Coldwater Elementary School a good school?

Coldwater Elementary School ranks 246^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Coldwater Elementary School?

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

What district is Coldwater Elementary School in?

Oxford City

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