CALDWOOD EL

CALDWOOD EL, a mid-tier primary school in BEAUMONT, Texas, part of BEAUMONT ISD, instructs 694 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so CALDWOOD EL sits 34% above that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in BEAUMONT ISD (16,336 students total), CALDWOOD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CALDWOOD EL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 43% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, CALDWOOD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. CALDWOOD EL is one of 92 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students).

The closest other public school is HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY- BEAUMONT, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CALDWOOD EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CALDWOOD EL has edged up 13%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 694 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 36% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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