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Schools in Cold Spring

Cold Spring’s public schools

Whitewater School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cold Spring. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.0K
▲ 34% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,879 students on the public path
In brief

Cold Spring’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cold Spring’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Lakeview Elementary places highest (better than 63%); Lincoln Elementary lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Cold Spring, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Whitewater High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cold Spring, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–8Whitewater Middlein WhitewaterC+
9–12Whitewater Highin WhitewaterC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Whitewater School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Whitewater School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,893 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$21,993WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 38.1% · 951 students tested
Math27%
State average 38.7% · 992 students tested

Cold Spring vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Cold Spring’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cold Spring—Whitewater
HebronB−Fort Atkinson PK–12 · Jefferson PK–12
WhitewaterCWhitewater
KoshkonongB−Fort Atkinson
PalmyraC−Palmyra-Eagle Area

Every school in Cold Spring

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cold Springin other towns
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
C−
358 students12:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
B
312 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewater
B
209 students10:1Rate it →
Whitewater Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Whitewater
C+
394 students11:1Rate it →
Whitewater High
High · Grades 9–12 · Whitewater
C
606 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cold Spring’s schools

Are Cold Spring’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cold Spring. Whitewater School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cold Spring. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cold Spring in?

Whitewater School District.

Where do Cold Spring kids go to high school?

Whitewater High.

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What Cold Spring families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.