Summary:
Coldwater High School is the only high school in the Coldwater Exempted Village district, serving grades 9–12 with 380 students at 310 N 2nd St in Coldwater, Ohio. Because it is the sole high school in the area, it defines what families can expect here — and it sets a high bar. The district ranks 69th of 773 Ohio districts, in the 91st percentile with 5 stars, while the high school ranks 101st of 795 schools (87th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026.
Academically, the school performs above the Ohio average in all six End-of-Course subjects in both 2025–2026 and 2024–2025. In the latest year it averaged 82.5% proficiency against a state average of 63.2%, a gap of roughly 19.3 points. Geometry is the standout, at 78.7% in both years while the state sat at 43.3% and 42.8% — a margin of more than 35 points. American Government was the top subject in 2025–2026 at 91.7%, up 11.1 points from 80.6% and the largest year-over-year gain. Biology slipped from 86.9% to 82.4%, but still beat the state by 15.4 points. One curiosity: Algebra I shows the school at 80.6% while the district reports 86.9%, likely because district figures include middle-school test takers, hinting at a strong advanced-math pipeline before high school.
The school posted a 100.0% graduation rate in 2025–2026, and 68.16% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025 — yet outcomes remained strong. Chronic absenteeism is the main watch point: the school’s 9.2% is more than double the district’s 3.8%, though still under 10%. Ranking has cooled from 58th of 864 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2023–2024 to 4 stars since, and spending data ($11,337 per student) dates to 2018–2019 with no comparison available.
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