Caldwell High School

Summary:

Caldwell High School is a public high school in Caldwell, Texas, serving 594 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Caldwell Independent School District, which is ranked 258 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caldwell High School stands out for its diverse student population, with 48.48% White, 39.39% Hispanic, and 6.73% African American students. The school has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 95.0% to 99.1% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Caldwell High School has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.2% over the past five years, lower than the state average. The school's STAAR EOC test scores are generally higher than the state averages across various subjects, and it ranks in the top 25% of Texas high schools for its performance in serving gifted and talented students.

Compared to nearby schools, Caldwell High School outperforms Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center and Somerville High School, but lags behind the higher-performing Milano High School and Mumford High School in terms of overall academic performance and rankings. While Caldwell High School has seen an increase in per-student spending over the past few years, there is room for improvement in addressing the performance gaps for its Hispanic and English Language Learner subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 550 County Rd 307
       Caldwell, TX  77836-1549


(979) 567-2401

District: Caldwell Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
697th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,705 Help


Feeder schools for Caldwell High School:

Elementary:    Caldwell Elementary
Middle:    Caldwell Intermediate
    Caldwell J H

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  592

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.5%
Hispanic:
40.0%
African American:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Caldwell High School ranks better than 64.9% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.4. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Caldwell High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.5%), Hispanic (40%), African American (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Caldwell High School is 12.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Caldwell High School is $12,705.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Caldwell High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Caldwell High School 697th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Caldwell High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Caldwell Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Caldwell Independent School District (Isd) 258th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Caldwell High School

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Rank History for all students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.21 275th 1427 80.7%
2005 71.77 332nd 1429 76.8%
2006 71.24 357th 1430 75.0%
2007 68.28 467th 1497 68.8%
2008 66.65 498th 1510 67.0%
2009 66.68 503rd 1539 67.3%
2010 65.29 545th 1568 65.2%
2011 60.06 801st 1672 52.1%
2012 52.01 770th 1603 52.0%
2013 52.72 801st 1652 51.5%
2014 49.39 945th 1734 45.5%
2015 67.54 470th 1743 73.0%
2016 70.25 378th 1762 78.5%
2017 70.52 341st 1777 80.8%
2018 70.18 336th 1797 81.3%
2019 67.86 431st 1857 76.8%
2021 58.68 678th 1861 63.6%
2022 58.94 637th 1876 66.0%
2023 59.40 690th 1961 64.8%
2024 59.40 697th 1987 64.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 26.63 501st 664 24.5%
2023 52.22 277th 677 59.1%
2024 40.50 432nd 730 40.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.80 175th 1113 84.3%
2019 71.37 170th 1136 85.0%
2021 64.23 245th 1195 79.5%
2022 40.99 605th 1278 52.7%
2023 32.38 856th 1371 37.6%
2024 33.17 889th 1435 38.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.95 308th 1347 77.1%
2019 48.42 556th 1357 59.0%
2021 40.76 746th 1382 46.0%
2022 53.58 472nd 1418 66.7%
2023 62.46 353rd 1478 76.1%
2024 39.73 904th 1547 41.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.03 329th 1794 81.7%
2019 63.45 434th 1818 76.1%
2021 54.99 667th 1848 63.9%
2022 52.57 697th 1847 62.3%
2023 45.75 931st 1897 50.9%
2024 44.60 908th 1883 51.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.98 318th 1781 82.1%
2019 73.10 328th 1798 81.8%
2021 60.24 639th 1815 64.8%
2022 59.50 615th 1841 66.6%
2023 59.50 659th 1891 65.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.25 232nd 1137 79.6%
2019 70.99 161st 1145 85.9%
2021 73.97 193rd 1177 83.6%
2022 72.43 158th 1172 86.5%
2023 71.86 272nd 1182 77.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.80 550th 1784 69.2%
2019 53.20 632nd 1810 65.1%
2021 48.14 792nd 1829 56.7%
2022 39.20 1006th 1837 45.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.55 476th 1803 73.6%
2019 61.10 566th 1824 69.0%
2021 55.96 688th 1840 62.6%
2022 56.18 674th 1853 63.6%
2023 55.62 708th 1913 63.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.67 137th 1013 86.5%
2019 58.18 335th 1024 67.3%
2021 32.96 639th 1020 37.4%
2022 31.86 658th 1031 36.2%
2023 50.15 427th 1069 60.1%
2024 41.86 531st 1065 50.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.48 322nd 1691 81.0%
2019 65.65 403rd 1714 76.5%
2021 51.81 728th 1743 58.2%
2022 47.84 785th 1762 55.4%
2023 39.21 1082nd 1820 40.5%
2024 39.60 997th 1804 44.7%
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Rank History for White students at Caldwell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.43 538th 1539 65.0%
2019 62.35 481st 1526 68.5%
2021 51.77 702nd 1510 53.5%
2022 65.87 383rd 1525 74.9%
2023 65.21 427th 1576 72.9%
2024 59.81 496th 1556 68.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Caldwell High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 331 71 0 68 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1990 313 73 1 76 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1991 327 71 0 86 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1992 318 83 1 82 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1993 315 74 1 81 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1994 336 61 1 94 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1995 336 59 1 85 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1996 336 59 1 85 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1997 366 61 0 106 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1998 370 70 0 100 1 n/a n/a 0 541
1999 383 73 0 93 1 n/a n/a 0 550
2000 419 70 0 94 1 n/a n/a 0 584
2001 412 75 1 85 1 n/a n/a 0 574
2002 415 86 1 102 0 n/a n/a 0 604
2003 415 86 1 102 0 n/a n/a 0 604
2004 409 78 1 95 2 n/a n/a 0 585
2005 407 82 1 96 1 n/a n/a 0 587
2006 410 63 1 97 1 n/a n/a 0 572
2007 389 64 1 100 1 n/a n/a 0 555
2008 378 68 0 96 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2009 354 55 2 101 0 n/a n/a 0 512
2010 346 53 2 117 1 n/a n/a 0 519
2011 340 67 2 133 2 0 1 0 545
2012 330 63 2 146 1 0 5 0 547
2013 306 56 1 153 2 0 7 0 525
2014 292 55 1 166 1 0 6 0 521
2015 307 52 0 167 2 0 9 0 537
2016 301 54 2 184 2 0 8 0 551
2017 287 56 2 183 3 0 5 0 536
2018 287 43 2 187 1 0 6 0 526
2019 279 44 2 195 1 0 9 0 530
2020 265 42 1 196 1 0 10 0 515
2021 253 39 2 211 1 0 12 0 518
2022 283 38 1 233 2 0 18 0 575
2023 288 40 3 234 1 0 28 0 594
2024 287 33 3 237 2 0 30 0 592

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Caldwell High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 470 n/a n/a n/a
1990 463 35.0 13.2 n/a
1991 484 25.6 18.9 n/a
1992 484 37.0 13.0 18.8
1993 471 36.0 13.1 21
1994 492 37.9 13.0 15.7
1995 481 42.2 11.4 21.2
1996 481 42.2 11.4 21.2
1997 533 41.0 13.0 21.8
1998 541 42.1 12.9 23.7
1999 550 41.5 13.3 30.4
2000 584 45.4 12.9 25.9
2001 574 43.6 13.2 25.1
2002 604 48.3 12.5 31.6
2003 604 48.3 12.5 31.6
2004 585 38.9 15.0 32.3
2005 587 37.7 15.6 32.2
2006 572 41.3 13.8 31.3
2007 555 41.3 13.4 28.6
2008 542 42.4 12.8 29.3
2009 512 40.6 12.6 27.7
2010 519 40.5 12.7 34.3
2011 545 43.3 12.5 40
2012 547 39.6 13.7 40.4
2013 525 40.4 12.9 37.7
2014 521 41.2 12.6 39.5
2015 537 41.0 13.0 40.8
2016 551 41.0 13.4 44.1
2017 536 40.1 13.3 47.9
2018 526 42.3 12.4 44.1
2019 530 41.7 12.6 47
2020 515 42.1 12.2 50.3
2021 518 40.7 12.7 49
2022 575 42.9 13.3 54.6
2023 594 47.1 12.5 58.4
2024 592 48.2 12.2 56.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Caldwell High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 470 n/a n/a n/a
1990 463 35.0 13.2 n/a
1991 484 25.6 18.9 n/a
1992 484 37.0 13.0 18.8
1993 471 36.0 13.1 21
1994 492 37.9 13.0 15.7
1995 481 42.2 11.4 21.2
1996 481 42.2 11.4 21.2
1997 533 41.0 13.0 21.8
1998 541 42.1 12.9 23.7
1999 550 41.5 13.3 30.4
2000 584 45.4 12.9 25.9
2001 574 43.6 13.2 25.1
2002 604 48.3 12.5 31.6
2003 604 48.3 12.5 31.6
2004 585 38.9 15.0 32.3
2005 587 37.7 15.6 32.2
2006 572 41.3 13.8 31.3
2007 555 41.3 13.4 28.6
2008 542 42.4 12.8 29.3
2009 512 40.6 12.6 27.7
2010 519 40.5 12.7 34.3
2011 545 43.3 12.5 40
2012 547 39.6 13.7 40.4
2013 525 40.4 12.9 37.7
2014 521 41.2 12.6 39.5
2015 537 41.0 13.0 40.8
2016 551 41.0 13.4 44.1
2017 536 40.1 13.3 47.9
2018 526 42.3 12.4 44.1
2019 530 41.7 12.6 47
2020 515 42.1 12.2 50.3
2021 518 40.7 12.7 49
2022 575 42.9 13.3 54.6
2023 594 47.1 12.5 58.4
2024 592 48.2 12.2 56.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Caldwell High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $650 (6.3%) $9,741 (93.7%) $10,391
2020 $714 (6.3%) $10,660 (93.7%) $11,373
2021 $1,731 (13.6%) $10,975 (86.4%) $12,705

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Caldwell High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 431st of 1857 High schoolsRanks 690th of 1961 High schools
 12%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Caldwell High School)6158
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Caldwell Independent School District (Isd))7166
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Caldwell High School)7964
 15%
   End of Course Biology (Caldwell Independent School District (Isd))7964
 15%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Caldwell High School)5967
 8%
   End of Course English I Reading (Caldwell Independent School District (Isd))5967
 8%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Caldwell High School)5660
 4%
   End of Course English II Reading (Caldwell Independent School District (Isd))5660
 4%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Caldwell High School)9170
 21%
   End of Course U.S. History (Caldwell Independent School District (Isd))9170
 21%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students530594
 12.1%
African American4440
 9.1%
American Indian11
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic195234
 20%
Pacific Islander00
White279288
 3.2%
Two or More Races928
 211.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47%58.4%
 11.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Caldwell High School

Students at Caldwell High School are 48% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 592 students attended Caldwell High School.

Caldwell High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Caldwell Elementary
Middle : Caldwell Intermediate
Middle : Caldwell J H

Caldwell High School ranks 697th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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