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Enrollment
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Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYLER ISD·NCES 484347004935
Caldwell Arts Academy
331 S COLLEGE, TYLER, TX 75702 · (903) 262-2250 · Smith County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
308 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 35.0% | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 12.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Arts Academy
Caldwell Arts Academy's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Arts Academy this school | 618 | 49.8% | 68.2% |
| Pineforest Elementary School HUMBLE | 610 | 48.7% | 49.3% |
| Greenfield Elementary School FORT WORTH | 620 | 48.7% | 41.0% |
| Montague Village Elementary School FORT CAVAZOS | 548 | 49.1% | 50.5% |
| Elva C Lobit Middle School LEAGUE CITY | 669 | 46.5% | 46.8% |
| House Creek Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 622 | 49.2% | 51.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Arts Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #365 of 4,401 | #6 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #734 of 4,466 ▲ 168 | #7 of 31 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #503 of 4,466 ▼ 33 | #6 of 31 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,688 of 3,998 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #1,473 of 4,938 | #6 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,159 of 4,622 | #22 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #911 of 4,628 | #9 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #3,590 of 4,789 | #24 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #2,477 of 2,838 | #11 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
618
+57 (+10%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 618 | 39.1 | 15.8:1 | 50% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 39.4 | 15.5:1 | 55% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 39.6 | 15.0:1 | 50% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 51% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 65% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 70% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 65% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 64% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 20 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caldwell Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (649 to 618); teachers down 2% (40 to 39.1).
About Caldwell Arts Academy
Caldwell Arts Academy is a public mid-sized elementary school in TYLER, Texas. It reports enrollment of 618 students in kindergarten through 8.
The 26 schools of TYLER ISD, including Caldwell Arts Academy, enroll 18,708 students.
Hispanic students make up 43% of enrollment at Caldwell Arts Academy, the largest share of any group. Next come 34% White and 20% Black. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Smith County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Caldwell Arts Academy are from different groups.
On staff are 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 0.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Caldwell Arts Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%. That rate is below the 64% average among public schools in Smith County.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Caldwell Arts Academy outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Caldwell Arts Academy is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.4% with an actual 68.2%.
In the wider Smith County area, the median household earns about $74,192 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Caldwell Arts Academy shares Smith County with 64 other public schools.
Bonner Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Caldwell Arts Academy ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 68.2% versus a 40.1% average.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 618 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 561. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.4:1 to 15.8:1.
This page is set up for the Caldwell Arts Academy community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TYLER ISD
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
Nearby schools
- Bonner Elementary School0.7 mi · 380
- Peete Elementary School1.0 mi · 385
- Douglas Elementary School1.4 mi · 591
- Texasworks - Tyler1.4 mi · 6
- Premier H S of Tyler1.4 mi · 38
- Birdwell School1.4 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Caldwell Arts AcademyHow many students attend Caldwell Arts Academy?
Caldwell Arts Academy enrolls approximately 618 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Caldwell Arts Academy serve?
Caldwell Arts Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Caldwell Arts Academy have?
Caldwell Arts Academy employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Caldwell Arts Academy?
Student demographics at Caldwell Arts Academy are roughly 34% White, 43% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Caldwell Arts Academy in?
Caldwell Arts Academy is part of TYLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.