Summary:
Caldwell Exempted Village is a very small Ohio district made up of just two schools serving 748 students total: Caldwell Elementary School (PK–8, 511 students) and Caldwell High School (9–12, 237 students). There is no separate middle school and no alternative school — the elementary building absorbs all of PK–8. The district overall ranks 554th of 773 Ohio districts (28th percentile, 1 star). Free/reduced lunch data is blank for both schools, so no poverty-adjusted comparison is possible, and spending figures date to 2018-19.
The two buildings are moving in opposite directions. Caldwell Elementary School is the standout: its percentile has climbed 37 → 43 → 48 over three years, it holds 2 stars, and 6 of 15 tested areas beat the state — including Algebra I at 78.6% vs 61.6% statewide, 4th-grade math at 73.3% vs 67.3%, and 5th-grade science at 67.3% vs 62.7%. It also has lower chronic absenteeism (13.4% vs 14.6%) and a slightly better student-teacher ratio. Caldwell High School is the concern: 1 star, 24th percentile, and 0 of 6 End-of-Course subjects at or above the state in either of the last two years. Geometry is its most persistent weakness — 16.8% proficient against a state figure near 43%, sustained across two years. Its standout figure is a 98.4% graduation rate.
Parents should note the middle-grade math gaps: 7th-grade math sits at 2.2% proficient against 48.6% statewide, and 8th-grade math at 39.7% vs 52% — even as the accelerated Algebra I track produces the district's best math results. With roughly 45–55 students per grade, a few students can swing these percentages sharply. Attendance, staffing ratios, and the district's 13.8% overall chronic absenteeism look normal, suggesting the gaps are course-specific rather than structural. Compare these schools at Caldwell Exempted Village.
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