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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CALDWELL EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002014
Caldwell Elementary School
3400 SATURN RD, GARLAND, TX 75041 · (972) 926-2500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- C-Three-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
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
400 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
Caldwell Elementary School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Elementary School this school | 422 | 94.8% | 35.8% |
| Smith Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 408 | 95.6% | 28.2% |
| Kendrick Elementary School WACO | 446 | 94.2% | 21.1% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School DALLAS | 437 | 96.1% | 41.5% |
| Bowden Academy SAN ANTONIO | 439 | 96.1% | 17.9% |
| Margil Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 420 | 96.9% | 29.4% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #3,084 of 4,401 | #250 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,856 of 4,466 ▼ 287 | #246 of 429 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,842 of 4,466 ▼ 821 | #354 of 429 ▼ 111 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #792 of 3,998 | #108 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #3,307 of 4,938 | #309 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,553 of 4,622 | #234 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #3,605 of 4,628 | #348 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #544 of 4,789 | #115 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #1,874 of 2,838 | #189 of 274 |
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
422
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 95% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 93% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 25.6 | 15.8:1 | 98% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 92% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 30.6 | 15.6:1 | 87% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 93% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 90% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 70% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 19 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caldwell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (479 to 422); teachers down 9% (30.6 to 28).
About Caldwell Elementary School
GARLAND, Texas, is home to Caldwell Elementary School, a small elementary school. It enrolled 422 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
GARLAND ISD is the district for Caldwell Elementary School. It has 76 schools and 53,173 students.
Hispanic students make up 86% of enrollment at Caldwell Elementary School. The remaining students are 8% Black and 4% White. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. Caldwell Elementary School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 15.1 students per teacher and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 95%. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Caldwell Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Caldwell Elementary School is 2.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Caldwell Elementary School, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Ignite Community School - Garland, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Caldwell Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Caldwell Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Caldwell Elementary School had 412 students in 2020-21 and 422 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Other Caldwell Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 5 states are named Caldwell Elementary. Caldwell Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 9.
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolCALDWELL, TX · 641 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 545 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 409 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolScottsboro, AL · 579 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolCaldwell, OH · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Ignite Community School - Garland0.3 mi · 227
- Southgate Elementary School0.5 mi · 161
- Southgate STEM Elementary School0.5 mi · 431
- Roach Elementary School0.8 mi · 315
- Cisneros Pre-K Center0.9 mi · 355
- Sam Houston Middle School1.3 mi · 775
Frequently asked questions
About Caldwell Elementary SchoolHow large is Caldwell Elementary School?
Caldwell Elementary School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Caldwell Elementary School serve?
Caldwell Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Caldwell Elementary School have?
Caldwell Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Caldwell Elementary School?
Student demographics at Caldwell Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 86% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Caldwell Elementary School in?
Caldwell Elementary School is part of GARLAND ISD.
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