Caldwell High School is a public high school located in the city of Caldwell,

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) and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Caldwell Independent School District located in central Burleson County. Caldwell High School serves students in northern and western Burleson County, Texas.

Academics

Texas Education Agency Accountability Ratings

In 2015, Caldwell High School received a

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accountability rating of "Met Standard," and was awarded distinctions in the areas of Reading/ELA (English Language Arts), Mathematics, Science, and Post-Secondary Readiness. In 2014, Caldwell High School received a

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accountability rating of "Met Standard," and was awarded distinctions in the areas of Reading/ELA, Mathematics, and Social Studies.

Athletics

The Caldwell Hornets compete in these sports - *

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Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

* Cross Country * Football *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

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Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

State titles

*Boys Track - **1970(2A) *Volleyball - **1985(1A), 1998(3A), 2000(3A)

Fine Arts

State titles

*One Act Play - UIL One Act Play Archives
**1980(2A), 1984(3A)

Notable alumni

* Kent Caperton,

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* Jason Carter,

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player,

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* Charlie Krueger,

player,

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player, Green Bay Packers and

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player, coach Detroit Lions * D. Lester Sheppard, Jr., Composer/Arranger *

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References

External links

Caldwell Independent School District
{{authority control Schools in Burleson County, Texas Public high schools in Texas