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Coldwater High School

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Coldwater High School ranks 405 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 45% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Coldwater High School is a public magnet high school serving 913 students in grades 9-12 in Coldwater, Michigan, which is part of the Coldwater Community Schools district. While the school has fluctuated in its statewide ranking over the years, it currently ranks 405 out of 739 Michigan high schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Coldwater High School's student performance on standardized tests is generally below the state averages, with only 32% of 11th graders proficient or better in M-Step/Science compared to the state average of 34.9%, and just 24.4% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics compared to the state average of 27.5%. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82-82.8% is also slightly below the state average, and it has a higher-than-average dropout rate ranging from 2.4% to 8.1% in recent years. Additionally, Coldwater High School struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25% to 30.8%, which is much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Homer Community High School, Colon High School, and Bronson Jr-Sr High School, Coldwater High School's performance is generally lower, with these schools tending to have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's declining statewide ranking and significant performance gaps between different student subgroups suggest that Coldwater High School may need to implement targeted interventions and support systems to improve student outcomes and ensure equitable access to educational opportunities for all students.

981

Students ?

27.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,981

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 N Fremont St
Coldwater, MI 49036-1206

(517) 279-5930

District: Coldwater Community Schools

Feeder schools for Coldwater High School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lakeland Elementary School
	Larsen Elementary School
Middle:	Legg Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.8%

Hispanic:

14.3%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2022 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2025) from a 26th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Michigan avg40%

405^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

313^th of 613Coldwater Community Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	405 of 739	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	355 of 743	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	300 of 735	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	394 of 531	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	362 of 561	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	284 of 666	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	265 of 824	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.0	431 of 835	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.5	347 of 852	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	337 of 832	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	333 of 799	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	423 of 805	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.8	352 of 773	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	415 of 784	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.7	350 of 765	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	413 of 754	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.4	437 of 750	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.7	313 of 767	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.4	272 of 705	61.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	40.7	41 of 102	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	283 of 629	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	371 of 619	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	244 of 611	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	287 of 416	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	306 of 462	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	211 of 554	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	203 of 710	71.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	169 of 203	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	114 of 190	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.9	44 of 201	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	436 of 635	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	407 of 654	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	404 of 614	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	288 of 369	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	367 of 417	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	268 of 532	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	424 of 755	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	455 of 628	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	300 of 633	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	327 of 611	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	390 of 440	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	358 of 472	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	355 of 543	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	327 of 707	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	56.8	88 of 315	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	377 of 639	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	376 of 638	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	326 of 647	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	394 of 492	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	383 of 516	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	318 of 582	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	316 of 708	55.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)72nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)60th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing52%-3 vs state

Social Studies34%-8 vs state

Science32%-3 vs state

Mathematics24%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 5, 2017

Wonderful School. I have had 4 kids graduate and all went on to College. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coldwater High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	275 N Fremont St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 279-5930	981	36	27.5	54.3%	783 (79.8%)	28 (2.9%)	140 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	45.4	405^th of 739 public high schools	45.2%		48.2	355^th of 743 public high schools	52.2%	50			52.3	24.4						32.0		34.0	$12,981	$1,090	$11,892
Branch Area Careers Center	Public	11-12	366 Morse St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 279-5722	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lakeland Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	141 1st St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 278-6942	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Quincy High School	Public	7-12	18 Colfax St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 639-9245	346	15	23.3	27.7%	319 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	57.2	297^th of 739 public high schools	59.8%		43.2	398^th of 743 public high schools	46.4%	101			57.3	25.3						39.7		41.1	$11,554	$1,012	$10,542
Union City High School	Public	9-12	430 Saint Joseph St	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 741-8561	305	24	12.6	51.8%	286 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	25.9	534^th of 739 public high schools	27.7%		34.5	473^rd of 743 public high schools	36.3%	61			42.9	12.5						21.1		29.8	$16,491	$1,230	$15,261
Bronson JrSr High School	Public	6-12	450 E Grant St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 369-3355	530	28	19.1	52.3%	421 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (18.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	64	235^th of 739 public high schools	68.2%		43.9	390^th of 743 public high schools	47.5%	155	58.8	17.6	59.8	24.4	19.2	27.5	8.2	17.5	29.9	45.0	23.9	47.5	$13,657	$861	$12,796
Athens JuniorSenor High School	Public	6-12	300 E Holcomb St	Athens	49011	Calhoun County	Athens Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 729-5414	256	34	7.5	40.2%	222 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	51.6	351^st of 739 public high schools	52.5%		23.9	567^th of 743 public high schools	23.7%	216	60.7	32.1	57.1		20.5	35.3	20.5	29.4	39.3	32.1	53.6	35.7	$15,833	$1,449	$14,384
Litchfield High School	Public	6-12	210 Williams St	Litchfield	49252	Hillsdale County	Litchfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 542-2386	143	7	21.0	72.0%	133 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)								(n/a)	40.9	13.6			25.8		12.9		18.2		13.6	21.4	$14,433	$1,983	$12,450
Colon High School	Public	6-12	400 Dallas St	Colon	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 432-3231	271	18	15.2	45.4%	253 (93.4%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	40.5	440^th of 739 public high schools	40.5%		31.1	503^rd of 743 public high schools	32.3%	63	57.8	11.1	48.9		7.3	25.7	12.2	31.4	26.7	30.2	26.7	30.2	$13,441	$1,072	$12,370
Reading High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	301 Chestnut St	Reading	49274	Hillsdale County	Reading Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 283-2142	286	18	16.1	54.5%	269 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	31.4	499^th of 739 public high schools	32.5%		41.8	407^th of 743 public high schools	45.2%	92	64.8	13.0	37.8			36.2		23.4	40.7	32.4	29.6	24.3	$15,090	$1,962	$13,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Coldwater High School

How many students attend Coldwater High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 981 students attended Coldwater High School.

Is Coldwater High School a good school?

Coldwater High School ranks 405^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Coldwater High School?

Coldwater High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Lakeland Elementary School
Elementary : Larsen Elementary School
Middle : Legg Middle School

What district is Coldwater High School in?

Coldwater Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Coldwater High School?

Students at Coldwater High School are 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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