Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 83 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL·NCES 200438000743
Caldwell Elem
1 North Osage Street, Caldwell, KS 67022 · (620) 845-2585 · Sumner County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
84 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Caldwell Elem→Caldwell Secondary School
Based on grade levels within Caldwell. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Kansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Caldwell Elem
Caldwell Elem's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Elem this school | 136 | 61.8% | 51.4% |
| Stafford Elementary Stafford | 133 | 63.2% | 36.4% |
| Puls Elem Attica | 122 | 60.7% | 26.9% |
| South Central Elementary School Protection | 121 | 63.6% | 61.6% |
| Liberty Elem Galena | 167 | 64.1% | 33.7% |
| Swenson Early Childhood Education Center Osawatomie | 172 | 59.9% | N/A |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Caldwell Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #206 of 625 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #281 of 625 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #136 of 625 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #613 of 714 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #235 of 658 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
136
+9 (+7%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 136 | 9.4 | 14.5:1 | 62% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 7.8 | 17.1:1 | 67% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 8.1 | 18.0:1 | 63% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | 68% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 7.2 | 18.8:1 | 61% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 8 | 17.3:1 | 59% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 116 | 9 | 12.9:1 | 66% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 12 | 13.6:1 | 49% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caldwell Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (135 to 136); teachers up 31% (7.2 to 9.4).
About Caldwell Elem
Caldwell Elem is a small elementary school in Kansas, located in Caldwell. Enrollment totals 136 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 57% below the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
The district, Caldwell, has 248 students enrolled across 3 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Caldwell Elem is White, at 82%. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Caldwell Elem reports a ratio of 14.5 students per teacher, from 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Caldwell Elem, 62% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points above the 53% average for public schools in Sumner County.
On the allk12 Grade, Caldwell Elem lands at A-, ahead of 78% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Test results at Caldwell Elem are 18.8 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.4%, compared with a predicted 32.6%, which ranks in the top 10% in Kansas.
The school's county is Sumner County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,951, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,436, Caldwell Elem among them.
Caldwell Secondary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Caldwell Elem. Caldwell Elem has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 30.3% proficiency; Caldwell Elem posts 51.4%.
The NCES locale for Caldwell Elem is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Caldwell Elem, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,353
Census ACS
Median income
$63,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell
- Caldwell Secondary SchoolHigh · 109 students
- Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLeaHigh · 3 students
Other schools in Caldwell
- Caldwell Secondary SchoolHigh · 109 students
- Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLeaHigh · 3 students
Other Caldwell Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 5 states are named Caldwell Elementary. Caldwell Elem is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Caldwell ElemWichita, KS · 465 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolCALDWELL, TX · 641 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolScottsboro, AL · 579 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 545 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolCaldwell, OH · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Caldwell Secondary School0.0 mi · 109
- Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLea0.0 mi · 3
- South Haven Elem11.8 mi · 100
- South Haven High11.8 mi · 120
- Deer Creek-Lamont Elementary School16.2 mi · 98
- Medford High School16.9 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Caldwell ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Caldwell Elem?
Caldwell Elem enrolls approximately 136 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Caldwell Elem serve?
Caldwell Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Caldwell Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caldwell Elem is approximately 14.5:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Caldwell Elem?
At Caldwell Elem, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Caldwell Elem public or private?
Caldwell Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caldwell.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.