Cold Water Elementary School
Public elementary school in Florissant, Missouri · Hazelwood School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Cold Water Elementary School serves 449 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Florissant (St. Louis County). It is one of 31 schools in Hazelwood School District. By enrollment it is the 246th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 16.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 26.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hazelwood School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291383000618 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hazelwood | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 449 | 16,321 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 16.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cold Water Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 19 elementary schools in Hazelwood School District, Cold Water Elementary School is the 5th largest, with 2.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 421; Cold Water Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 77 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 43, against an average of 64 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 71 in kindergarten and 77 in grade 5. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 84% here and 82.1% across Hazelwood. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Hazelwood and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 45.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 26.68 full-time-equivalent teachers for 449 students, Cold Water Elementary School has 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 449 students would have about 36.5 teachers, so Cold Water Elementary School has 9.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Cold Water Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Brown Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 70 other elementary schools, 22 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 84% |
| White | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Hispanic | 4.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 54 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 68 |
| Grade 4 | 64 |
| Grade 5 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1105 Wiethaupt Rd, Florissant, MO 63031
Phone: (314)953-4150
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cold Water Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Elementary School | Hazelwood | 0.5 mi | 441 | 15.9 | 100% |
| Walker Elementary School | Hazelwood | 1.0 mi | 508 | 13.9 | 100% |
| Lusher Elementary School | Hazelwood | 1.4 mi | 371 | 14.2 | 100% |
| McCurdy Elementary School | Hazelwood | 1.6 mi | 538 | 19.2 | 100% |
| Barrington Elementary School | Hazelwood | 1.7 mi | 515 | 16.3 | 100% |
| Lawson Elementary School | Hazelwood | 2.1 mi | 316 | 16.5 | 100% |
| Combs Elementary School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 2.4 mi | 293 | 17.8 | – |
| Parker Road Elementary School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 2.4 mi | 401 | 17.8 | 57.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.