NCES CCD 2024-25 27 schools ID

Best-Resourced Schools in Caldwell, ID

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27 public K-12 schools in Caldwell from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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27
Schools
14,536
Students
36.5/100
Avg Resource Index
18.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Middle-of-corpus city profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Caldwell has more public-school enrollment than 88% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Caldwell sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

15 of Caldwell's 27 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 50-point gap between Lewis and Clark Elementary and Mosaics Public School shows the range hidden by Caldwell's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 12%
School count
Top 10%
Resource Index average
31st percentile
Teacher staffing
23rd percentile

Caldwell school enrollment varies 38× across entities

Caldwell school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 1,400 students (highest), a spread of 1,363 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Caldwell operates 9 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country

Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Caldwell student-teacher ratio is 18.4:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

5 of Caldwell's 27 listed schools are charters

19% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Lewis and Clark Elementary 60
2. Lincoln Elementary School 56
3. Wilson Elementary School 55
4. Vallivue Academy 54
5. Canyon Springs High School 52
6. Notus Jr/Sr High School 50
7. Vallivue Middle School 45
8. Syringa Middle School 42
9. Caldwell Senior High School 39
10. Van Buren Elementary School 38
11. Notus Elementary School 38
12. Purple Sage Elementary 37
13. Vallivue High School 36
14. Summitvue Middle School 36
15. West Canyon Elementary School 36
16. Sacajawea Elementary School 36
17. Jefferson Middle School 35
18. Washington Elementary School 35
19. Sage Valley Middle School 33
20. Skyway Elementary 29
21. Central Canyon Elementary School 29
22. Thomas Jefferson Charter 29
23. Vision Charter School 24
24. Elevate Academy 23
25. Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention 15
26. Heritage Community Charter 14
27. Mosaics Public School 10

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Caldwell

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Central Canyon Elementary School 56.6/100
  2. 2 Summitvue Middle School 55.8/100
  3. 3 Skyway Elementary 55.1/100
  4. 4 Vallivue High School 54.9/100
  5. 5 Washington Elementary School 54.0/100

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Which Caldwell school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Lewis and Clark Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Caldwell schools in this federal-data comparison at 60/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Caldwell, ID? ▼

Caldwell has 27 public schools with a total enrollment of 14,536 students. 5 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.