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Caldwell Arts Academy
Smith County · Region 07: Kilgore · 627 students
Caldwell Arts Academy is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.2 average of the 1,844 schools serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.3. It is unchanged since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 90.
Ranks 1,157th of 7,646 Texas schools (tied with 413 others), and 48th of 352 in Region 07: Kilgore (tied with 11 others).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 90 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 91 | 81.2 | 81.3 |
| 2024-25 | A | 91 | 81.3 | 81.2 |
| 2023-24 | A | 91 | 79.2 | 78.9 |
| 2022-23 | A | 92 | 79.9 | 79.1 |
| 2021-22 | A | 91 | 82.8 | 83.7 |
How this school's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Caldwell Arts Academy itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this school's own row.
Texas schools
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Caldwell Arts Academy
- Similar student population (1,844)
- Region 07: Kilgore (352)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 91 | A | — |
| School Progress | 91 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 90 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 88 | B | 2 |
| Relative Performance | 91 | A | — |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (1,844)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (1,844 schools) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 627
- Economically disadvantaged
- 55.2%−0.5 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 7.5%−6.9 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 10.7%−8.1 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 97.0%+2.6 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 2.3%−12.8 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 19.8%
- Hispanic 42.4%
- White 34.1%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1%
- Two or More Races 2.4%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Caldwell Arts Academy
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
TEA's published file does not include peer-group spending for this entity, so no comparison is shown.
Not reported by TEA for this entity: peer.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $63,282−$3,279 vs similar
- Teachers
- 38
- Students per staff member
- 16.6
Teaching experience
- Beginning 2.7%
- 1 to 5 years 26%
- 6 to 10 years 23.9%
- 11 to 20 years 31.3%
- 21 to 30 years 13.3%
- Over 30 years 2.7%
Where this school ranks best
Out of 100 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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1of 57
Attendance
Smith County · of the 57 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 57
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Smith County · of the 57 that report this measure
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3of 341
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 341 that report this measure
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5of 343
Attendance
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 343 that report this measure · tied with 2
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5of 55
Reading — Approaches
Smith County · of the 55 that report this measure
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6of 55
All Subjects — Approaches
Smith County · of the 55 that report this measure · tied with 2
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6of 24
Social Studies — Masters
Smith County · of the 24 that report this measure
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7of 55
Reading — Meets
Smith County · of the 55 that report this measure · tied with 1
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7of 50
Academic Growth
Smith County · of the 50 that report this measure
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10of 49
Science — Masters
Smith County · of the 49 that report this measure
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10of 24
Social Studies — Approaches
Smith County · of the 24 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 24
Social Studies — Meets
Smith County · of the 24 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this campus ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.
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in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 212905110.