Enrollment
109
High
DISTRICT 56 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL·NCES 200438000744
Caldwell Secondary School
31 N. Osage St., Caldwell, KS 67022 · (620) 845-2585 · Sumner County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Kansas public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
75 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 21 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 9% |
Student demographics
39%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Caldwell. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
38.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 | 50.0% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 19.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 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 Secondary School
Caldwell Secondary School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Secondary School this school | 109 | 68.8% | 31.0% |
| Herington High Herington | 141 | 66.0% | 24.4% |
| North East High Arma | 133 | 71.4% | 15.6% |
| Minneola High Minneola | 71 | 63.4% | 27.9% |
| Oswego Junior-Senior High School Oswego | 195 | 69.7% | 29.6% |
| Elk Valley High School Longton | 55 | 65.5% | 29.5% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #108 of 262 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #101 of 262 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #49 of 262 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #254 of 332 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #25 of 263 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
109
-12 (-10%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 109 | 16.7 | 6.5:1 | 69% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 16.4 | 6.5:1 | 69% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 14.1 | 7.5:1 | 61% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 13 | 9.3:1 | 47% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 137 | 13.2 | 10.4:1 | 43% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 14 | 8.9:1 | 44% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | 12 | 11.7:1 | 51% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 175 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 29% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 13 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caldwell Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (137 to 109); teachers up 26% (13.2 to 16.7).
About Caldwell Secondary School
Caldwell Secondary School is a small high school located in Caldwell, Kansas. School enrollment was 109 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12. The average among high schools in Kansas is roughly 410 students; this school is 73% smaller than that.
Caldwell (3 schools, 248 students) runs Caldwell Secondary School.
At Caldwell Secondary School, White students make up 76% of the student body. Next come 16% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 90% White. Caldwell Secondary School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 6.5:1, with 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Caldwell Secondary School is 69%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sumner County is 53%.
allk12 grades Caldwell Secondary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Kansas, Caldwell Secondary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.0% actual against a predicted 29.3%.
Among Sumner County residents, the median household income is $63,951, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Caldwell Secondary School is one of 23 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLea, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Caldwell Secondary School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 121 in 2020-21 to 109 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 9.3:1 to 6.5:1.
Discussions about Caldwell Secondary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ElemElementary · 136 students
- Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLeaHigh · 3 students
Other schools in Caldwell
- Caldwell ElemElementary · 136 students
- Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLeaHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLea0.0 mi · 3
- Caldwell Elem0.0 mi · 136
- South Haven Elem11.8 mi · 100
- South Haven High11.8 mi · 120
- Deer Creek-Lamont Elementary School16.2 mi · 98
- Medford Elementary School16.9 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Caldwell Secondary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Caldwell Secondary School?
Caldwell Secondary School enrolls approximately 109 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Caldwell Secondary School serve?
Caldwell Secondary School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Caldwell Secondary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Caldwell Secondary School is approximately 6.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Caldwell Secondary School?
Caldwell Secondary School reports a student body of 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Caldwell Secondary School public or private?
Caldwell Secondary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caldwell.
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