West Caldwell has 6 primary and secondary schools. One of the highest rated schools is Wilson Elementary School, which is rated 10. The school has 256 children. The public schools in West Caldwell are in Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools. Essex Fells School District is close by and scores higher than Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools. Nearby Fairfield Public Schools is worse, with a rating of 6. West Caldwell's population is 10,730. Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools enrolls 24% of the population of West Caldwell.