James Caldwell High School

James Caldwell High School is a secondary school of small scale in WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey, part of Caldwell-West School District, caters to 749 students in grades 9 through 12.

Caldwell-West School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,520 students; James Caldwell High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, James Caldwell High School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 30% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, James Caldwell High School records 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting James Caldwell High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 11% of students at James Caldwell High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, James Caldwell High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.9%, the actual is 56.4%, a residual of -3.5 points.

Around the school, census data for Essex County shows median household income runs about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. James Caldwell High School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

The closest other public school is Jefferson Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, James Caldwell High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 52.6%.

James Caldwell High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 812 students in 2018 compared to 749 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.