WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · AUBURNDALE, FL

WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in AUBURNDALE, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 887 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

887

Teachers (FTE)

54.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	334	38%
Black or African American	266	30%
White	243	27%
Two or more races	34	4%
Asian	9	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	887	450M / 437F

English Language Learners: 90 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	27.0% -21.8pp	48.8%	338
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -20.2pp	52.2%	342
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	100

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.25 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

21 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

316

35.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	887	100%

Contact & Location

141 DAIRY RD

AUBURNDALE, FL 33823

Phone: (863)965-5470

http://schools.polk-fl.net/caldwell

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY Elementary
BELLA CITTA Elementary
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BETHUNE ACADEMY Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33823) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159001750

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD