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Caldwell High School

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Caldwell High School ranks 848 th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 59% of Texas high schools

Summary

Caldwell High School is a mid-sized public high school in rural Burleson County, serving 574 students in grades 9-12 within the Caldwell Independent School District (Isd). The school has consistently earned a 3-star rating from Schooldigger over the past five years, a decline from its peak 4-star performance in 2017-2018. It maintains a strong graduation rate above 95% and a very low dropout rate, with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 and moderate spending per student ($12,705).

Caldwell’s standout strength is its exceptional performance with Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide and earning a 5-star rating in 2024-2025. This far outpaces its effectiveness with other subgroups, such as Hispanic students (45th percentile) and low socio-economic status students (46th percentile), creating a "two-tiered" system where high-achievers are exceptionally well-served. The school also shows a clear subject-area split: proficiency in Biology (75%) is well above the state average, while U.S. History proficiency (62.93%) is significantly below it and the lowest among nearby traditional high schools like Milano High School (70.37%) and Somerville High School (71.05%).

Compared to nearby schools, Caldwell occupies a stable middle ground. It significantly outperforms Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center and The Mary Catherine Harris School-School Of Choice, which serve alternative student populations, but trails behind Mumford High School, a nearby school that achieves far higher test scores despite serving a more economically disadvantaged student body and spending less per student. This comparison suggests Caldwell’s challenges may relate to instructional strategies or school culture rather than demographics or funding. The school’s ranking plateaued after the pandemic, indicating potential recovery challenges, but its strong graduation rate and low dropout rate show it effectively retains and graduates its general student population.

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 — 79th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg64%

Texas avg62%

848^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

366^th of 947Caldwell 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	848 of 2057	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	708 of 1974	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	699 of 1990	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	690 of 1961	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	637 of 1876	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	678 of 1861	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	431 of 1857	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	336 of 1797	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	341 of 1777	80.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.2	378 of 1762	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	67.5	470 of 1743	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	49.4	945 of 1734	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	801 of 1652	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.0	770 of 1603	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	801 of 1672	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	545 of 1568	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.7	503 of 1539	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	498 of 1510	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	467 of 1497	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.2	357 of 1430	75.0%	★★★★☆
2005	71.8	332 of 1429	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	73.2	275 of 1427	80.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	672 of 1101	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	540 of 834	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	532 of 1065	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	427 of 1069	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	658 of 1031	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	639 of 1020	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	335 of 1024	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.7	137 of 1013	86.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	1006 of 1837	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	792 of 1829	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	632 of 1810	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	550 of 1784	69.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	509 of 1209	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	550 of 1153	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	890 of 1437	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	856 of 1371	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	605 of 1278	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	245 of 1195	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	170 of 1136	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	175 of 1113	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	666 of 1976	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	516 of 1504	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	700 of 1880	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	659 of 1891	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	615 of 1841	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	639 of 1815	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	328 of 1798	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	318 of 1781	82.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	304 of 1208	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	74 of 964	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	272 of 1182	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	158 of 1172	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	193 of 1177	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	161 of 1145	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	232 of 1137	79.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	987 of 1909	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	792 of 1453	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	998 of 1805	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1082 of 1820	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	785 of 1762	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	728 of 1743	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	403 of 1714	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	322 of 1691	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	992 of 1976	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	812 of 1513	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	909 of 1884	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	931 of 1897	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	697 of 1847	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	667 of 1848	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	434 of 1818	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	329 of 1794	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	960 of 1993	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	560 of 1515	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	759 of 1891	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	708 of 1913	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	674 of 1853	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	688 of 1840	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	566 of 1824	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	476 of 1803	73.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	538 of 715	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	429 of 598	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	433 of 731	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	277 of 677	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	501 of 664	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	991 of 1610	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	637 of 1299	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	906 of 1548	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	353 of 1478	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	472 of 1418	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	746 of 1382	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	556 of 1357	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	308 of 1347	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	580 of 1611	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.7	276 of 1294	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	497 of 1556	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	427 of 1576	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	383 of 1525	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	702 of 1510	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	481 of 1526	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	538 of 1539	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)75th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)45th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)25th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology75%+4 vs state

English II Reading70%+10 vs state

U.S. History63%-7 vs state

Algebra I59%+5 vs state

English I Reading52%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Caldwell High School	Public	9-12	550 County Rd 307	Caldwell	77836	Burleson County	Caldwell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 567-2401	574	46	12.3	49.8%	286 (49.8%)	43 (7.5%)	215 (37.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	54.5	848^th of 2057 public high schools	58.8%		58.7	708^th of 1974 public high schools	64.1%	140	58.8	75.0	51.6	69.9	62.9								$11,026
Snook Secondary	Public	6-12	10110 Fm 2155	Somerville	77878	Burleson County	Snook Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 272-8307	318	29	10.7	62.6%	128 (40.3%)	38 (11.9%)	138 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.1%)	50.9	942^nd of 2057 public high schools	54.2%		41.4	1126^th of 1974 public high schools	43.0%	184	38.3	77.3	56.6	62.5	66.7	31.3	48.7	58.3	25.0	11.1	37.8	19.4	$12,079
Mumford High School	Public	7-12	9755 Fm 50	Mumford	77807	Brazos County	Mumford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 279-3678	229	20	11.7	68.6%	103 (45.0%)	12 (5.2%)	110 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	91.4	43^rd of 2057 public high schools	97.9%		91.5	42^nd of 1974 public high schools	97.9%	1	92.1	91.9	94.6	100.0	94.4		97.7	95.4		88.6	57.1	64.3	$10,028
Milano High School	Public	9-12	600 N 6th St	Milano	76556	Milam County	Milano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 455-9333	148	22	6.6	45.3%	84 (56.8%)	8 (5.4%)	46 (31.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	61.5	657^th of 2057 public high schools	68.1%		75.1	305^th of 1974 public high schools	84.5%	352	40.0	80.0	63.3	78.6	70.4								$15,951
Somerville High School	Public	8-12	570 8th St	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Somerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 596-1534	207	18	11.6	77.8%	78 (37.7%)	32 (15.5%)	83 (40.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	26.3	1585^th of 2057 public high schools	22.9%		25.1	1513^th of 1974 public high schools	23.4%	72	13.3	54.6	34.8	38.5	71.1			55.6			24.2	4.4	$13,539
Disciplinary Alternative Educational Progam (Daep)	Public	7-12	1201 Ridgedale St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2812	81	13	6.2	87.7%	14 (17.3%)	28 (34.6%)	38 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	7.7	1867^th of 2057 public high schools	9.2%					(n/a)	0.0	22.2	27.8	40.0	16.7		13.3	10.0		14.3	0.0	0.0	$37,457
The Mary Catherine Harris School-School Of Choice	Public	7-12	1201 Ridgedale St	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 209-2812	195	19	10.2	86.7%	11 (5.6%)	44 (22.6%)	132 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	2	2021^st of 2057 public high schools	1.8%		1.9	1963^rd of 1974 public high schools	0.6%	58	9.8	22.6	2.8	10.6	13.0								$13,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Caldwell High School

Is Caldwell High School a good school?

Caldwell High School ranks 848^th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Caldwell High School?

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

What schools feed into Caldwell High School?

Caldwell High School is fed by the following schools:

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

What district is Caldwell High School in?

Caldwell Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Caldwell High School?

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

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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