Public schools in Caldwell, ID
Caldwell has 26 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 6 high, 5 middle, 12 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 14,214 students. They are run by 9 districts and agencies; Caldwell District runs 10 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 9 districts and agencies that run Caldwell's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Caldwell | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell District | 10 | 5,499 | $11,104 |
| Vallivue School District | 8 | 9,892 | $9,310 |
| Notus District | 2 | 347 | $12,885 |
| Vision Charter School Inc. | 1 | 751 | $7,887 |
| Mosaics Public School Inc. | 1 | 416 | $7,815 |
| Heritage Community Charter School Inc. | 1 | 482 | $8,485 |
| Elevate Academy Inc. | 1 | 498 | $15,809 |
| Middleton District | 1 | 4,318 | $9,092 |
| Thomas Jefferson Charter School Inc. | 1 | 366 | $10,128 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
6 high schools in Caldwell, 3,591 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Senior High School | 1,400 | 21.4 | 68.1% | Caldwell District |
| Vallivue High School | 1,252 | 18.1 | 38.7% | Vallivue |
| Elevate Academy | 493 | 11.9 | 61.3% | Elevate Academy Inc. |
| Canyon Springs High School | 169 | 9.9 | 62.7% | Caldwell District |
| Notus Jr/Sr High School | 157 | 10.2 | 39.5% | Notus District |
| Vallivue Academy | 120 | 10.9 | 57.5% | Vallivue |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 middle schools in Caldwell, 3,877 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Valley Middle School | 886 | 19.9 | 30.5% | Vallivue |
| Summitvue Middle School | 836 | 18.8 | 47.2% | Vallivue |
| Jefferson Middle School | 778 | 17.1 | 73.9% | Caldwell District |
| Syringa Middle School | 695 | 17.0 | 76.5% | Caldwell District |
| Vallivue Middle School | 682 | 16.0 | 41.6% | Vallivue |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
12 elementary schools in Caldwell, 5,585 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyway Elementary | 795 | 20.9 | 49.7% | Vallivue |
| Central Canyon Elementary School | 654 | 18.7 | 52.1% | Vallivue |
| Mosaics Public School | 527 | 19.3 | 32.4% | Mosaics Public School Inc. |
| Heritage Community Charter | 512 | 21.4 | 51.8% | Heritage Community Charter School Inc. |
| Washington Elementary School | 481 | 16.6 | 77.8% | Caldwell District |
| Van Buren Elementary School | 458 | 16.9 | 83.1% | Caldwell District |
| Purple Sage Elementary | 453 | 16.5 | 25.8% | Middleton District |
| West Canyon Elementary School | 411 | 18.7 | 45.0% | Vallivue |
| Wilson Elementary School | 406 | 14.0 | 78.3% | Caldwell District |
| Sacajawea Elementary School | 362 | 14.5 | 73.5% | Caldwell District |
The other 2 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis and Clark Elementary | 348 | 16.0 | 73.6% | Caldwell District |
| Notus Elementary School | 178 | 22.3 | 27.0% | Notus District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 other schools in Caldwell, 1,161 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision Charter School | 760 | 22.7 | 25.0% | Vision Charter School Inc. |
| Thomas Jefferson Charter | 364 | 15.5 | 27.5% | Thomas Jefferson Charter School Inc. |
| Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention | 37 | 37.0 | not reported | Caldwell District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Caldwell's public schools compare with Idaho's
The median Caldwell school has 17.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Idaho median of 16.9. 69% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 487 students (state 332).
| Caldwell | Idaho | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 17.1 | 16.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 487 | 332 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 69% | 48% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | not reported | not reported |
| Charter schools | 19% | 9.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 26 Caldwell schools and the 767 Idaho schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Caldwell
- Caldwell DistrictRuns 10 of Caldwell's 26 public schools and spent $11,104 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,104
- Caldwell Senior High School, the largest high school in Caldwell1,400 students in 2024-25, 21.4 per teacher.1,400
- Compare Caldwell District with Vallivue School DistrictCaldwell's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IdahoIdaho's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Caldwell addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Caldwell
How many public schools are in Caldwell, ID?
26 public schools with an address in Caldwell were open in 2024-25: 6 high, 5 middle, 12 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 14,214 students. 5 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Caldwell?
Caldwell Senior High School, with 1,400 students in 2024-25 (Caldwell District).Which districts run Caldwell's schools?
Caldwell District (10 schools), Vallivue School District (8 schools), Notus District (2 schools), Vision Charter School Inc. (1 school), and 5 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25