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Schools in Caldwell · Caldwell Unified School District 360

Caldwell’s public schools outscore 68% of Kansas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Caldwell, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 37% of students in Caldwell’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Kansas average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to AK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▲ 4 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.2K
▲ 28% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
245 students on the public path
In brief

Caldwell’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 340 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Caldwell’s, its schools beat 74%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,187 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Caldwell Secondary School. Enrollment is down 5% since 2021–22. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Caldwell’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 68% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (340)Better than 74%
C+AA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 118 test results could put Caldwell anywhere from C+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Caldwell’s students in the tested grades sat them (118 in math, 118 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Caldwell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Caldwell ElemCaldwell Unified School District 360B
6–12Caldwell Secondary SchoolCaldwell Unified School District 360C−

Caldwell’s public schools are run by Caldwell Unified School District 360, which also serves Bluff, Caldwell, Chikaskia and Downs and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Caldwell Unified School District 360Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 248 students, down 5% since 2021–22 · 9.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$19,187KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 32.5% · 118 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 118 students tested

Caldwell vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Caldwell’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CaldwellB+Caldwell Unified School District 360

Every school in Caldwell

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Caldwellby address
Caldwell Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
136 students14:1Rate it →
Caldwell Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12
C−
109 students7:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Caldwell Secondary School-Chisholm Trail eLea).

Questions about Caldwell’s schools

Are Caldwell’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Caldwell children attend outscore 68% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Caldwell in?

Caldwell Unified School District 360, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 248 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Caldwell spend per student?

$19,187 in Caldwell Unified School District 360 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.