James Caldwell High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · West Caldwell, New Jersey

James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, New Jersey enrolled 749 students in 2024-25 with 75.0 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

789 students in 2022-23, 772 students in 2023-24, 749 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 76.0 to 75.0.

Students enrolled at James Caldwell High School by school year2022-23: 789, 2023-24: 772, 2024-25: 74902004006008002022-237892023-247722024-25749
Students enrolled at James Caldwell High School by school year2022-23: 789, 2023-24: 772, 2024-25: 74902004006008002022-237892023-247722024-25749
Students enrolled at James Caldwell High School by school year2022-23: 789, 2023-24: 772, 2024-25: 74902004006008002022-237892023-247722024-25749
Students enrolled at James Caldwell High School by school year2022-23: 789, 2023-24: 772, 2024-25: 74902004006008002022-237892023-247722024-25749
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378976.010.4
2023-2477277.010.0
2024-2574975.010.0

10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 New Jersey high schools

Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 10.0; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 10.0; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 10.0; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 10.0; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 12.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

18 AP courses and one counselor per 209 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James Caldwell High School enrolled 835 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses18
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 209 of the 835 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent9.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.6% of students were White, 15.4% Hispanic, 4.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White76.6%
  2. Hispanic15.4%
  3. Asian4.7%
  4. Black2.4%
  5. Two or more races0.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at James Caldwell High School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256%61%48.6%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%52% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 200 students in James Caldwell High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more90.5%
Students in the class200200106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about James Caldwell High School

  1. Essex County West Caldwell TechThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 353 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Verona High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 593 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare James Caldwell High School with Essex County West Caldwell TechStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools spends per student$24,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,093
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyJames Caldwell High School is the number 248 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#248 of 447
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.10.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about James Caldwell High School

  1. How many students attend James Caldwell High School?
    749 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 789 in 2022-23. It is a high school in West Caldwell, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at James Caldwell High School?
    10.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is James Caldwell High School a Title I school?
    James Caldwell High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at James Caldwell High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at James Caldwell High School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at James Caldwell High School?
    95% or more of the 200 students in James Caldwell High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is James Caldwell High School in?
    Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools, NCES district ID 3402580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340258002008 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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