James Caldwell Elementary School

James Caldwell Elementary School is an elementary campus of compact scale in Springfield, New Jersey, overseen by Springfield Public School District, serveing 276 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 5 schools in Springfield Public School District (2,191 students total), James Caldwell Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, James Caldwell Elementary School shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 24% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, James Caldwell Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting James Caldwell Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, James Caldwell Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 56.3%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), James Caldwell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jonathan Dayton High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), James Caldwell Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at James Caldwell Elementary School has climbed 4%, going from 265 students in 2018 to 276 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the James Caldwell Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.