Caldwell Elem

Caldwell Elem, a mid-sized elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, one of the schools within Wichita, instructs 465 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% larger than the state mean of about 313.

Wichita comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 47,545 students; Caldwell Elem is among them.

Looking at the student body, Caldwell Elem records that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 34% Black, 15% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Sedgwick County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Caldwell Elem reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Caldwell Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.9%; this one delivers 14.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sedgwick County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Sedgwick County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), of which Caldwell Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Curtis Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Caldwell Elem at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Caldwell Elem has decreased 12%, going from 529 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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