Enrollment
387
High
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370058002880
Caldwell Early College
2859 Hickory Blvd SW, Hudson, NC 28638 · (828) 759-4636 · Caldwell County
GRADES 09–13HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
151 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 82%
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 9 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 23% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
92.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 93 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 North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Early College
Caldwell Early College's state test result (79.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Early College this school | 387 | 39.0% | 79.2% |
| Watauga Innovation Academy Boone | 292 | 44.2% | 48.3% |
| Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy Hudson | 218 | 33.9% | 75.2% |
| The Franklin School of Innovation Asheville | 717 | 37.8% | N/A |
| Elkin High Elkin | 401 | 50.9% | 61.2% |
| Central Carolina Academy Sanford | 536 | 26.5% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Early College ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Caldwell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #53 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #110 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.5% | #19 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #376 of 598 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #427 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #402 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #432 of 527 | N/A |
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
387
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+25% since 2010-11, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 387 | 15.5 | 25.0:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 18.3 | 21.8:1 | 37% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 17.3 | 22.9:1 | 39% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 18 | 22.7:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | 28% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 19 | 19.9:1 | 38% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 49% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caldwell Early College.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (387 to 387); teachers down 14% (18 to 15.5).
About Caldwell Early College
Caldwell Early College is a small high school in Hudson, North Carolina, under Caldwell County Schools. Federal data show 387 students enrolled in grades 9 through 13 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in North Carolina enroll around 761, and this school is 49% below that mark.
Caldwell County Schools has 10,667 students in 25 schools, and Caldwell Early College is one of those schools.
About 74% of the student body at Caldwell Early College is White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Caldwell County, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
There are about 25.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Caldwell Early College, which has 15.5. The school's 25.0:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%. The rate at public schools in Caldwell County averages 95%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Caldwell Early College lands at A, ahead of 87% of North Carolina public high schools.
A school with Caldwell Early College's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 66.9%. Caldwell Early College scores 79.2%, 12.3 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Caldwell County, the median household earns about $56,425 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Caldwell Early College, Caldwell County has 26 public schools.
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Caldwell Early College, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Caldwell Early College is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decrease, from 409 to 387. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.7:1 to 25.0:1.
This page is set up for the Caldwell Early College community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,536
Census ACS
Median income
$56,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County Schools
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hibriten HighHigh · 818 students
- Hudson ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Granite Falls ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 551 students
Other schools in Hudson
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hudson ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Caldwell Applied Sciences AcademyHigh · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy0.2 mi · 218
- Hudson Elementary0.6 mi · 665
- Hudson Middle0.8 mi · 551
- Sawmills Elementary2.7 mi · 351
- Whitnel Elementary3.0 mi · 330
- South Caldwell High3.2 mi · 1,272
Frequently asked questions
About Caldwell Early CollegeHow many students attend Caldwell Early College?
Caldwell Early College enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Caldwell Early College serve?
Caldwell Early College serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at Caldwell Early College?
Approximately 25.0:1 students per teacher at Caldwell Early College.
How diverse is Caldwell Early College?
Caldwell Early College reports a student body of 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Caldwell Early College?
Caldwell Early College is overseen by Caldwell County Schools in Caldwell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.