📍 611 W Alligator, Caldwell, Burleson County, 77836
Caldwell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Caldwell, Burleson County. The school has 643 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Gandrud. It is part of the Caldwell Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Caldwell el enrolls 643 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 254 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 643 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Caldwell el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 13.
Caldwell el is one of 4 schools in CALDWELL ISD, based in CALDWELL, Texas. The district serves 1,952 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 643 students, Caldwell el is larger than the district average of about 488 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant