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Cold Spring Elementary

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Cold Spring Elementary ranks 436 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cold Spring Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 656 students in the central Minnesota community of Cold Spring, part of the Rocori Public School District, and it is the largest school among the nearby campuses parents often compare it with. It ranked 436th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 50th percentile, 2 stars — and has generally hovered mid-pack in recent years, with a stronger 63rd-percentile year in 2020–2021. The district ranks 165th of 458 statewide (64th percentile, 3 stars).

Math is Cold Spring's clearest strength; science is its biggest concern. All-grades math proficiency of 52.7% is above the district (48.8%) and state (44.9%), and 3rd-grade math (65.7% vs. the state's 57.9%) stands out. Results fade by the upper grades, though: 5th-grade math is 37.7% versus the state's 41.9%, and all-grades science — tested only in 5th grade — is 18.9%, below both the district and the state, down from 32.29% in 2023–2024. Reading (47.3%) is slightly above the district but below the state's 48.6% and has trailed the state for four straight reported years.

Compared with nearby schools, Cold Spring outperforms the St. Cloud and STRIDE campuses — Westwood Elementary (30th percentile), Kennedy Community School (38th), Discovery Community Elementary (6th) and STRIDE Academy Elementary (7th) — but trails Avon Elementary (77th, 4 stars), Eden Valley Elementary (72nd, 4 stars) and district peer John Clark Elementary (63rd, 3 stars). Richmond Elementary is similar overall at the 49th percentile. Cold Spring's student–teacher ratio of 15.3 is the highest among these schools, and 37.35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — more than John Clark, Richmond, Avon or Eden Valley, but far fewer than the St. Cloud and STRIDE schools. Low-income students (37th percentile) and female students (41st) rank below the school overall, while male students (53rd) and special education students (51st) rank above it.

656

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,776

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

601 Red River Ave N
Cold Spring, MN 56320-1443

(320) 685-7534

District: Rocori Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Minnesota avg43%

436^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Rocori Public School District

165^th of 458Rocori Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	436 of 869	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	472 of 872	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	455 of 881	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	570 of 845	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	475 of 858	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.9	323 of 869	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	476 of 870	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	458 of 847	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	564 of 853	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	543 of 848	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.7	620 of 840	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.2	549 of 826	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	594 of 824	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.2	495 of 820	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.7	230 of 814	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	59.1	391 of 803	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.4	293 of 781	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.5	488 of 777	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.4	448 of 756	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.3	221 of 685	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.9	378 of 676	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	68.6	195 of 674	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	166 of 305	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	234 of 303	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	196 of 303	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.4	272 of 276	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	216 of 239	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	241 of 242	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	465 of 790	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	498 of 799	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	461 of 809	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	529 of 787	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	454 of 799	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	377 of 783	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	344 of 787	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	391 of 774	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	173 of 256	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	167 of 238	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	198 of 249	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	161 of 214	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	106 of 209	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	73 of 153	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	174 of 219	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	170 of 220	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	483 of 764	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	484 of 764	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	538 of 793	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	612 of 774	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.8	215 of 663	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	365 of 683	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	536 of 740	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	436 of 728	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	378 of 807	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	404 of 812	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	411 of 826	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	550 of 799	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	442 of 808	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.4	271 of 784	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	517 of 798	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	480 of 779	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	285 of 579	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	230 of 562	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	143 of 572	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	263 of 524	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	296 of 500	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	155 of 417	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	193 of 515	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	462 of 710	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	503 of 714	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	395 of 730	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	576 of 712	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	521 of 725	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.2	301 of 710	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	405 of 722	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	424 of 712	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math53%+8 vs state

Reading47%~ state avg

Science19%-7 vs state

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Monday, January 7, 2019

Principle and staff are bullies to parents and to kids with special needs. You should practice what you preach! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Cold Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Red River Ave N	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 685-7534	656	43	15.3	37.3%	518 (79.0%)	4 (0.6%)	118 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	52.1	436^th of 869 public elementary schools	49.8%		50.4	472^nd of 872 public elementary schools	45.9%	36	48.5	45.2	48.1				47.3	18.9		18.9	65.7	55.9	37.7				52.7	$12,776
John Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	415 W Broadway	Rockville	56369	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 251-8651	129	10	13.5	24.0%	110 (85.3%)	1 (0.8%)	17 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	62.1	320^th of 869 public elementary schools	63.2%		61.3	358^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.9%	38	44.0	30.4	65.2				46.5	30.4		30.4	72.0	52.2	60.9				62.0	$11,865
Richmond Elementary	Public	K-5	34 2nd St NE	Richmond	56368	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 597-2016	135	11	12.6	25.2%	113 (83.7%)	2 (1.5%)	10 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	51.8	440^th of 869 public elementary schools	49.4%		62.2	350^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.9%	90	36.4	69.6	48.0				51.4	12.0		12.0	68.2	56.5	36.0				52.9	$11,339
Kennedy Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 Jade Rd	Saint Joseph	56374	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7430	582	46	12.6	49.7%	344 (59.1%)	144 (24.7%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	42.8	539^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.5	558^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.0%	19	42.9	48.3	43.3	50.0	31.3	58.1	45.4	19.4	14.8	17.1	52.1	50.8	11.3	35.1	28.4	45.9	37.5	$12,860
Avon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Avon Ave N	Avon	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-5300	264	21	12.8	18.6%	247 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	75.4	199^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.1%		77.4	174^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.0%	25	45.0	50.0	85.1				61.2	38.3		38.3	70.0	52.4	78.3				67.2	$10,674
Watkins Elementary	Public	PK-K	161 School Ave	Watkins	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 453-2900	60	6	10.5	33.3%	58 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)																		$3,483
STRIDE Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3241 Oakham Ln	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 230-5340	569	56	10.2	83.7%	37 (6.5%)	493 (86.6%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	8.3	811^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.7%		16.4	740^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.1%	71	16.7	14.3					15.5				35.2	16.5					25.8	$12,178
STRIDE Virtual Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3241 Oakham Ln	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 230-5340	0			—															(n/a)
Eden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	901 Stearns Ave E	Eden Valley	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 453-2900	383	25	15.2	31.1%	352 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	72.1	239^th of 869 public elementary schools	72.5%		71.2	253^rd of 872 public elementary schools	71.0%	14	44.7	40.3	69.8	60.6			53.6	45.3		45.3	75.0	49.3	70.4	56.1			61.3	$10,332
Discovery Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 7th St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6180	572	43	13.1	78.8%	134 (23.4%)	240 (42.0%)	145 (25.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.2%)	7.9	813^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.4%		10.3	793^rd of 872 public elementary schools	9.1%	20	16.5	16.4	28.2				20.6	7.0		7.0	26.1	18.2	8.0				17.4	$14,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Cold Spring Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cold Spring Elementary?

Students at Cold Spring Elementary are 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Cold Spring Elementary in?

Rocori Public School District

How many students attend Cold Spring Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Cold Spring Elementary.

Is Cold Spring Elementary a good school?

Cold Spring Elementary ranks 436^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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