Summary:
Zip code 77331 in Coldspring, TX, is served by two elementary schools within the Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District: Street Elementary (Pre-K through 2nd grade) and Coldspring Intermediate (3rd through 5th grade). Both schools face significant socioeconomic challenges, with over 70% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and the district ranks in the 16th percentile statewide.
Street Elementary is the larger school with 424 students and the highest poverty rate at 72.17%. As a primary school, it does not administer standardized tests, creating a data blind spot for early academic performance. Coldspring Intermediate, with 346 students and a 70.23% poverty rate, provides the only available test scores, which reveal significant academic struggles. Mathematics is a systemic weakness, with every grade level scoring more than 10 percentage points below state averages—4th grade math is particularly low at 26.73% proficiency versus 49.28% statewide. Science is the most critical area, with 5th graders achieving just 18.7% proficiency. However, 5th grade reading shows a positive trend, improving from 44.72% to 55.05% proficiency, nearing the state average of 58.47%.
Despite reasonable per-student spending ($11,656 average) and favorable student-teacher ratios (14.2:1 average), academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting challenges beyond funding or class size. The feeder pattern means learning gaps likely emerge at Street Elementary but cannot be measured directly. For parents, this area offers small class sizes and a close-knit district, but the data indicates a need for strong supplemental support in math and science, with reading showing some promise for older students.
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