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Enrollment
749
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL-WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340258002008
James Caldwell High School
265 WESTVILLE AVE, WEST CALDWELL, NJ 07006 · (973) 228-6981 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
86 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 9 | 171 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 179 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 180 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 29% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · 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-West School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 81.5% | 57.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 James Caldwell High School
James Caldwell High School's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Caldwell High School this school | 749 | 11.5% | 56.4% |
| Arthur L. Johnson High School CLARK | 785 | 10.1% | 40.6% |
| Jefferson Township High School OAK RIDGE | 761 | 14.7% | 39.9% |
| Delaware Valley Regional High School Frenchtown | 705 | 12.8% | 41.0% |
| Madison High School MADISON | 761 | 10.4% | 56.0% |
| Kittatinny Regional High School NEWTON | 733 | 15.4% | 42.0% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 James Caldwell High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #81 of 397 | #7 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #73 of 400 no change | #8 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #108 of 395 ▼ 45 | #12 of 39 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #248 of 442 | #19 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #45 of 388 | #2 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #309 of 389 | #26 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #331 of 405 | #33 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #105 of 200 | #9 of 14 |
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
749
-80 (-10%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 749 | 75 | 10.0:1 | 11% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 77 | 10.0:1 | 8% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 76 | 10.4:1 | 8% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 829 | 74 | 11.2:1 | 7% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 73.3 | 11.1:1 | 7% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 801 | 73 | 11.0:1 | 5% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 811 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 1% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 0% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 48 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Caldwell High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (812 to 749); teachers up 2% (73.3 to 75).
About James Caldwell High School
A small high school in WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey, James Caldwell High School is part of Caldwell-West School District. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 749 students.
Caldwell-West School District operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,520 students.
At James Caldwell High School, 77% of students are White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Essex County is roughly 30% White. The diversity index for James Caldwell High School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
James Caldwell High School has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0:1. High schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1, 2.7 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 11% at James Caldwell High School. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
James Caldwell High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of New Jersey public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, James Caldwell High School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 56.4% actual against 59.9% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Essex County show that median household income comes to about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Essex County counts 249 public schools with about 145,473 students.
Jefferson Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of James Caldwell High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. James Caldwell High School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell 10% over 4 years, reaching 749 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.2:1 to 10.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for James Caldwell High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell-West School District
- Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 39 students
Other schools in WEST CALDWELL
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Essex County West Caldwell TechHigh · 353 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.4 mi · 246
- Wilson Elementary School0.5 mi · 214
- Grover Cleveland Middle School0.6 mi · 610
- Harrison School0.8 mi · 39
- Essex County West Caldwell Tech0.8 mi · 353
- Essex Fells Elementary School1.1 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About James Caldwell High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James Caldwell High School?
James Caldwell High School enrolls approximately 749 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does James Caldwell High School serve?
James Caldwell High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at James Caldwell High School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at James Caldwell High School.
What is the student diversity at James Caldwell High School?
Student demographics at James Caldwell High School are roughly 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is James Caldwell High School in?
James Caldwell High School is part of Caldwell-West School District.
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