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Caldwell High School

Public Grades 9-12
708th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 64% of Texas high schools
Summary

Caldwell High School is a public high school serving 592 students in grades 9-12 in Caldwell, Texas, which is part of the Caldwell Independent School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Texas high schools, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other schools in the state.

Caldwell High School's strengths include high graduation rates, ranging from 95.0% to 96.4% in recent years, and low dropout rates, from 0.0% to 0.2%. The school's STAAR EOC test scores are generally higher than the state averages across subjects like Algebra I, Biology, English I/II, and U.S. History, and above the district average in most subjects. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White and Gifted/Talented students tending to perform better, while Hispanic and English Language Learner students rank in the bottom 50% of Texas high schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center has significantly lower test scores and graduation rates, while Milano High School outperforms Caldwell High School across most academic metrics, ranking in the top 20-25% of Texas high schools. Additionally, Mumford High School is one of the top-ranked high schools in Texas, significantly outperforming Caldwell High School.

574
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,026
Per pupil spending ?
49.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 550 County Rd 307
       Caldwell, TX  77836-1549

(979) 567-2401

District: Caldwell Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Caldwell High School:

Elementary:    Caldwell Elementary
Middle:    Caldwell Intermediate
    Caldwell J H
Racial breakdown:

White:
49.8%
Hispanic:
37.5%
African American:
7.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 56% meeting standards)
98% graduate within 4 years
Above the Texas median (64th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school63%
District avg63%
Texas avg56%
708th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Top 36%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From top 27% (2015) to top 36% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
320th of 961Caldwell Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202558.7708 of 197464.1%★★★☆☆
202459.4699 of 199064.9%★★★☆☆
202359.4690 of 196164.8%★★★☆☆
202258.9637 of 187666.0%★★★☆☆
202158.7678 of 186163.6%★★★☆☆
201967.9431 of 185776.8%★★★★☆
201870.2336 of 179781.3%★★★★☆
201770.5341 of 177780.8%★★★★☆
201670.2378 of 176278.5%★★★★☆
201567.5470 of 174373.0%★★★★☆
201449.4945 of 173445.5%★★☆☆☆
201352.7801 of 165251.5%★★★☆☆
201252.0770 of 160352.0%★★★☆☆
201160.1801 of 167252.1%★★★☆☆
201065.3545 of 156865.2%★★★☆☆
200966.7503 of 153967.3%★★★☆☆
200866.6498 of 151067.0%★★★☆☆
200768.3467 of 149768.8%★★★☆☆
200671.2357 of 143075.0%★★★★☆
200571.8332 of 142976.8%★★★★☆
200473.2275 of 142780.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202531.4540 of 83435.3%★★☆☆☆
202441.9532 of 106550.0%★★★☆☆
202350.2427 of 106960.1%★★★☆☆
202231.9658 of 103136.2%★★☆☆☆
202133.0639 of 102037.4%★★☆☆☆
201958.2335 of 102467.3%★★★☆☆
201878.7137 of 101386.5%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202239.21006 of 183745.2%★★☆☆☆
202148.1792 of 182956.7%★★★☆☆
201953.2632 of 181065.1%★★★☆☆
201854.8550 of 178469.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202540.9550 of 115352.3%★★★☆☆
202433.2890 of 143738.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.4856 of 137137.6%★★☆☆☆
202241.0605 of 127852.7%★★★☆☆
202164.2245 of 119579.5%★★★★☆
201971.4170 of 113685.0%★★★★☆
201867.8175 of 111384.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202557.0516 of 150465.7%★★★☆☆
202456.2700 of 188062.8%★★★☆☆
202359.5659 of 189165.2%★★★☆☆
202259.5615 of 184166.6%★★★☆☆
202160.2639 of 181564.8%★★★☆☆
201973.1328 of 179881.8%★★★★☆
201873.0318 of 178182.1%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202573.374 of 96492.3%★★★★★
202371.9272 of 118277.0%★★★★☆
202272.4158 of 117286.5%★★★★☆
202174.0193 of 117783.6%★★★★☆
201971.0161 of 114585.9%★★★★☆
201872.2232 of 113779.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202540.1792 of 145345.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.6998 of 180544.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.21082 of 182040.5%★★☆☆☆
202247.8785 of 176255.4%★★★☆☆
202151.8728 of 174358.2%★★★☆☆
201965.6403 of 171476.5%★★★★☆
201869.5322 of 169181.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202540.6812 of 151346.3%★★☆☆☆
202444.6909 of 188451.8%★★★☆☆
202345.8931 of 189750.9%★★★☆☆
202252.6697 of 184762.3%★★★☆☆
202155.0667 of 184863.9%★★★☆☆
201963.4434 of 181876.1%★★★★☆
201867.0329 of 179481.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202554.6560 of 151563.0%★★★☆☆
202451.9759 of 189159.9%★★★☆☆
202355.6708 of 191363.0%★★★☆☆
202256.2674 of 185363.6%★★★☆☆
202156.0688 of 184062.6%★★★☆☆
201961.1566 of 182469.0%★★★☆☆
201863.5476 of 180373.6%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.3429 of 59828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202440.5433 of 73140.8%★★☆☆☆
202352.2277 of 67759.1%★★★☆☆
202226.6501 of 66424.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202544.5637 of 129951.0%★★★☆☆
202439.7906 of 154841.5%★★☆☆☆
202362.5353 of 147876.1%★★★★☆
202253.6472 of 141866.7%★★★☆☆
202140.8746 of 138246.0%★★☆☆☆
201948.4556 of 135759.0%★★★☆☆
201861.9308 of 134777.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202567.7276 of 129478.7%★★★★☆
202459.8497 of 155668.1%★★★☆☆
202365.2427 of 157672.9%★★★★☆
202265.9383 of 152574.9%★★★★☆
202151.8702 of 151053.5%★★★☆☆
201962.3481 of 152668.5%★★★☆☆
201858.4538 of 153965.0%★★★☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile+28 vs school
White (2025)79th percentile+15 vs school
Female (2025)66th percentile~ school
Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-19 vs school
At Risk (2022)45th percentile-21 vs school
African American (2025)35th percentile-29 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I69%+22 vs state
Biology67%+5 vs state
U.S. History62%-6 vs state
English I Reading59%+8 vs state
English II Reading59%+3 vs state

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Caldwell High School ranks 708th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Caldwell High School are 50% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Caldwell High School is fed by the following schools:

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Caldwell High School.


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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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