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Caldwell County Elementary School

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Caldwell County Elementary School ranks 308 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Caldwell County Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Princeton, Kentucky, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 382 students. The school is part of the Caldwell County School District, which is ranked 44 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caldwell County Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in mathematics, reading, and other subject areas across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 56% of students proficient or better in 3rd grade mathematics, compared to the state average of 43%. The school's performance in reading is also strong, with 51% of 3rd graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 47%. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.2% in 2022-2023 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Caldwell County Elementary School generally outperforms the nearby Trigg County Intermediate School and Dawson Springs Elementary in academic metrics, such as mathematics and reading proficiency. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Lyon County Elementary School, which is ranked in the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools. The school's exceptional performance with its African American student population is a strength that could be leveraged to improve outcomes for other subgroups, as the performance of other subgroups, such as white students and students with disabilities, has been more variable.

386

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,855

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Education Dr
Princeton, KY 42445-5079

(270) 365-8030

District: Caldwell County

Students who attend Caldwell County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Caldwell County Middle School
High:	Caldwell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Two or more races:

11.7%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Writing scores 18 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Kentucky avg44%

308^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 157Caldwell County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	308 of 685	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	354 of 685	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	323 of 687	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	291 of 684	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	400 of 517	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	272 of 700	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	237 of 691	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	252 of 694	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	342 of 690	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	331 of 698	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.4	251 of 705	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.3	331 of 719	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.2	359 of 713	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	314 of 688	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	305 of 683	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.9	270 of 658	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	291 of 651	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.2	176 of 638	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	80.6	21 of 185	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	42 of 184	77.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	137 of 206	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	190 of 474	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	245 of 445	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	323 of 648	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	334 of 644	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	297 of 639	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	274 of 641	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.0	282 of 312	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.8	229 of 671	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	216 of 663	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	304 of 672	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	299 of 665	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	270 of 670	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	298 of 667	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.8	237 of 275	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	198 of 664	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	234 of 631	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	278 of 653	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	343 of 652	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	337 of 652	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	350 of 657	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	295 of 325	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	296 of 676	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	266 of 665	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	44 of 59	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	132 of 306	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	140 of 279	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	184 of 257	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	275 of 661	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	320 of 659	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	375 of 659	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	378 of 658	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	314 of 656	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	300 of 337	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	234 of 592	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	186 of 593	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2019)89th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile~ school

White (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%+13 vs state

Reading48%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics46%~ state avg

Science40%+3 vs state

Social Studies35%-3 vs state

Writing20%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Caldwell County Elementary School	Public	3-5	105 Education Dr	Princeton	42445	Caldwell County	Caldwell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 365-8030	386	23	16.9	57.8%	317 (82.1%)	16 (4.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.7%)	53.4	308^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.0%		46.7	354^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.3%	46	56.0	60.0	53.0				51.0	48.0	45.0				40.0		20.0		35.0	46.0		$17,855	$1,641	$1,534	$3,175	$7,712	$2,266	$9,978
Caldwell County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1000 Marion Rd	Princeton	42445	Caldwell County	Caldwell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 365-8040	532	30	17.5	67.3%	425 (79.9%)	23 (4.3%)	14 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.0%)								(n/a)																				$23,895	$1,190	$1,580	$2,770	$9,329	$2,185	$11,515
Lyon County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Fairview Ave	Eddyville	42038	Lyon County	Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 388-9715	485	27	18.0	50.7%	437 (90.1%)	8 (1.6%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	65.6	213^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.9%		70	164^th of 685 public elementary schools	76.1%	49	55.0	44.0	40.0				48.0	59.0	71.0				39.0		65.0		41.0	61.0		$13,558	$638	$464	$1,102	$10,193	$2,263	$12,456
Dawson Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Eli St	Dawson Springs	42408	Hopkins County	Dawson Springs Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 797-3811	342	23	14.9	78.4%	314 (91.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	33.8	473^rd of 685 public elementary schools	30.9%		33.3	470^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.4%	3	35.0	27.0	57.0				40.0	27.0	47.0				29.0		13.0		33.0	53.0		$20,118	$1,184	$595	$1,779	$10,048	$3,196	$13,244
West Hopkins School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Rabbit Ridge Rd	Nebo	42441	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6130	293	24	12.2	59.0%	263 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	47.2	362^nd of 685 public elementary schools	47.2%		48	343^rd of 685 public elementary schools	49.9%	19	50.0	59.0	35.0	26.0	43.0	12.0	54.0	49.0	46.0	45.0	51.0	38.0	43.0	26.0	24.0	38.0	32.0	62.0	42.0	$16,330	$841	$285	$1,126	$10,956	$2,020	$12,976
Crittenden County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Autumn Lane	Marion	42064	Crittenden County	Crittenden County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 965-2243	614	43	14.2	63.4%	569 (92.7%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	39.7	435^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.8	382^nd of 685 public elementary schools	44.2%	53	45.0	48.0	46.0				45.0	44.0	46.0				36.0		11.0		34.0	32.0		$16,383	$1,430	$1,428	$2,859	$8,324	$2,055	$10,378
Trigg County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 E Main St	Cadiz	42211	Trigg County	Trigg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 522-2220	521	36	14.4	58.5%	365 (70.1%)	40 (7.7%)	41 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (14.0%)								(n/a)																				$17,695	$1,544	$958	$2,502	$9,546	$2,332	$11,878
Trigg County Intermediate School	Public	3-5	205 E Main St	Cadiz	42211	Trigg County	Trigg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 522-2220	416	26	16.3	57.9%	331 (79.6%)	20 (4.8%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.8%)	34.8	463^rd of 685 public elementary schools	32.4%		33.8	464^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.3%	1	51.0	19.0	31.0				45.0	46.0	45.0				31.0		27.0		31.0	43.0		$15,891	$1,352	$846	$2,198	$8,641	$1,738	$10,378
Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	470 S Broadway	Providence	42450	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 667-7041	299	15	19.9	76.9%	243 (81.3%)	25 (8.4%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	14.1	619^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.5	610^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.9%	9	25.0	18.0	34.0	26.0					31.0	45.0							17.0	21.0		$14,819	$1,173	$706	$1,879	$10,534	$2,406	$12,940

Frequently Asked Questions about Caldwell County Elementary School

What district is Caldwell County Elementary School in?

Caldwell County

Is Caldwell County Elementary School a good school?

Caldwell County Elementary School ranks 308^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Caldwell County Elementary School?

Students at Caldwell County Elementary School are 82% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Caldwell County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Caldwell County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Caldwell County Middle School
High : Caldwell County High School

How many students attend Caldwell County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Caldwell County Elementary School.

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