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Caldwell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Caldwell Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 383 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 245 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caldwell Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school significantly underperforms the Wichita district and the state of Kansas in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.28% of Caldwell students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.89% in Wichita and 44.47% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings mostly in the bottom 10-20% of Kansas elementary schools. Additionally, Caldwell Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 36.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

In contrast, the nearby Hyde International Studies/Commun Elementary Magnet and Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary schools significantly outperform Caldwell Elementary in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 10-15% of Kansas elementary schools. These magnet schools have much lower rates of chronic absenteeism and lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that school choice and socioeconomic factors play a significant role in student outcomes. Despite Caldwell Elementary spending more per student than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, this indicates that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student achievement, and other factors, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and targeted interventions, may be more critical.

465

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,864

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1441 S Edgemoor
Wichita, KS 67218

(316) 973-0800

District: Wichita

Students who attend Caldwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Curtis Middle School
	Wells Alternative Middle School
High:	Chisholm Life Skills Center
	Southeast High
	Sowers Alternative High School
	Wichita Alternative High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.7%

African American:

33.5%

White:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

637^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 54Elementary Schools in the Wichita

245^th of 264Wichita among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	637 of 656	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	593 of 653	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	628 of 660	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	624 of 668	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	654 of 670	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	648 of 667	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	596 of 656	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	599 of 659	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	587 of 656	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	618 of 678	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	594 of 668	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	585 of 660	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	573 of 631	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	583 of 630	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	563 of 621	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	545 of 614	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	556 of 600	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.0	538 of 585	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	42 of 72	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	56 of 73	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	54 of 73	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	37 of 65	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	29.4	148 of 193	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	101 of 140	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	54 of 129	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.9	117 of 124	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	75 of 117	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	60 of 117	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.8	98 of 108	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	118 of 122	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	6.7	581 of 591	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	573 of 591	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	539 of 574	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	249 of 262	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	201 of 260	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	224 of 245	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	225 of 254	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	217 of 229	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	216 of 235	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	152 of 207	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	517 of 533	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	489 of 546	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	502 of 541	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	463 of 512	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	474 of 494	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	495 of 509	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	450 of 512	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.3	571 of 605	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	565 of 586	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	500 of 575	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	297 of 313	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	236 of 306	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	285 of 296	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	279 of 305	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	148 of 193	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	101 of 140	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	15.5	532 of 579	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	500 of 584	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	491 of 596	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	576 of 592	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	516 of 574	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+46 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile+20 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile~ school

Male (2021)6th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2021)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Science14%-28 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 S Edgemoor	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0800	465	39	11.8	92.5%	72 (15.5%)	156 (33.5%)	180 (38.7%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.0%)	6.4	637^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.1	593^rd of 653 public elementary schools	9.2%	44	26.1	22.0	16.2	21.3	22.9	8.1	2.4	10.7	13.6	13.6	$19,864	$3,651	$16,214
Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 S Elpyco	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1750	514	36	14.0	91.6%	77 (15.0%)	146 (28.4%)	214 (41.6%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (10.5%)	7.3	629^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.1%		12.1	592^nd of 653 public elementary schools	9.3%	37	27.2	28.4	24.2	26.6	8.8	12.1	7.5	9.4	16.7	16.7	$16,373	$3,666	$12,707
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4615 E Orme	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-3000	381	27	13.8	91.9%	75 (19.7%)	85 (22.3%)	172 (45.1%)	26 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.9%)	11.4	601^st of 656 public elementary schools	8.4%		10	610^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.6%	9	33.3	30.3	29.2	30.7	24.5	14.1	6.9	14.3	16.4	16.4	$16,951	$4,141	$12,811
Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 S Bluff	Wichita	67218	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-8900	370	32	11.6	87.6%	74 (20.0%)	62 (16.8%)	160 (43.2%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.2%)	13.2	590^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.4	604^th of 653 public elementary schools	7.5%	14	36.0	23.7	32.4	30.6	24.0	16.9	18.3	19.4	19.4	19.4	$16,742	$2,837	$13,904
Hyde International Studies/Commun Elementary Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	210 N Oliver	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-0650	260	19	13.9	43.5%	153 (58.8%)	34 (13.1%)	42 (16.2%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.1%)	82.7	87^th of 656 public elementary schools	86.7%		81.3	95^th of 653 public elementary schools	85.5%	8	68.2	67.5	75.0	70.0	56.8	53.7	56.8	55.7	70.3	70.3	$14,039	$2,123	$11,916
Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	8103 E Gilbert	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-1800	305	20	15.6	54.1%	86 (28.2%)	73 (23.9%)	68 (22.3%)	47 (15.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.8%)	86	65^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.1%		88.9	52^nd of 653 public elementary schools	92.0%	13	61.2	81.6	72.5	71.8	49.0	81.6	68.6	66.4	72.5	72.5	$14,405	$1,851	$12,554
College Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 N Clifton	Wichita	67208	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9600	378	26	14.6	71.2%	167 (44.2%)	70 (18.5%)	92 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.4%)	36.5	441^st of 656 public elementary schools	32.8%		48.6	342^nd of 653 public elementary schools	47.6%	99	49.1	50.0	45.3	48.0	33.3	24.1	23.4	26.8	43.7	43.7	$15,232	$2,293	$12,938
Colvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 S Roosevelt	Wichita	67210	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-7600	571	45	12.7	94.2%	76 (13.3%)	62 (10.9%)	365 (63.9%)	33 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.1%)	5.5	640^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.1	653^rd of 653 public elementary schools	0.0%	13	19.7	18.2	24.2	20.9	9.1	8.3	9.5	9.0	18.8	18.8	$17,846	$3,097	$14,749
Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 S Cypress	Wichita	67207	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9800	538	39	13.9	86.6%	104 (19.3%)	204 (37.9%)	136 (25.3%)	35 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (9.9%)	6.5	635^th of 656 public elementary schools	3.2%		6.1	642^nd of 653 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	23.3	29.6	22.6	25.1	8.0	7.1	11.3	8.7	12.9	12.9	$15,975	$3,046	$12,929
Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1654 S. Hydraulic	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-8100	452	32	14.2	91.8%	105 (23.2%)	70 (15.5%)	219 (48.5%)	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.2%)	4.7	647^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.4%		5.1	652^nd of 653 public elementary schools	0.2%	5	15.9	16.9	21.2	17.8	10.1	6.9	11.8	9.5	15.4	15.4	$17,925	$3,436	$14,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Caldwell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Caldwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Caldwell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Curtis Middle School
Middle : Wells Alternative Middle School
High : Chisholm Life Skills Center
High : Southeast High
High : Sowers Alternative High School
High : Wichita Alternative High

Is Caldwell Elementary a good school?

Caldwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Caldwell Elementary?

Students at Caldwell Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 34% African American, 15% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Caldwell Elementary in?

Wichita

How many students attend Caldwell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Caldwell Elementary.

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