Summary
Coldspring Intermediate in Coldspring, TX, serves 346 students in grades 3-5 within the Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District, a community where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years. While there have been slight improvements from its lowest point in the 2018-2019 school year, Coldspring Intermediate remains significantly below state averages in core subjects, ranking in the 25th percentile statewide in the most recent school year.
The most significant academic challenge is mathematics, where proficiency rates are dramatically lower than the state average across all grade levels. For example, only 26.73% of 4th graders were proficient in math compared to the state average of 49.28%. This is a consistent trend over the last three years. Interestingly, the school spends $11,954 per student, which is higher than many higher-performing nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Cedar Grove Elementary (61st percentile, spending $10,576) and Timber Creek Elementary (65th percentile, spending $10,701). This suggests that the low performance is not simply a matter of insufficient funding, but rather how resources are allocated and used to improve student outcomes.
There is a notable, isolated strength in 5th-grade reading, where 55.05% of students were proficient, coming close to the state average of 58.47%. Additionally, 5th-grade math has shown a positive trend, rising from 26.8% proficiency three years ago to 40.37% in the most recent year. However, the school struggles to serve nearly all student subgroups effectively, and its Gifted and Talented program ranked in the 1st percentile statewide, indicating a systemic issue in advanced academic programming. While nearby schools like Onalaska Elementary (58th percentile) and Shepherd Intermediate (21st percentile) show a range of performance, Coldspring Intermediate's persistent challenges point to a need for strategic re-evaluation of instructional methods and resource allocation.
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