Caldwell School, African American school in Mobile, Alabama

Caldwell School is a former African American school building on the Broad Street campus of Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Alabama. The current structure dates from 1947, when it replaced the original building, and it is the oldest building on the campus, now used for administrative and teaching purposes.

Broad Street Academy, founded in 1887 with William A. Caldwell as its first principal, was the first public high school for African Americans in Mobile. The original building was torn down and replaced by the current structure in 1947, when the school reopened as an African American elementary school. It was then named Caldwell School after its first principal and closed during the 1960s.

The school building shows how African American educators and students pushed for learning despite the barriers they faced in the segregated South. It held deep meaning for the Black community in Mobile as a place of opportunity and progress.

Visiting is easiest during the college's regular hours since the building now functions as an administrative area. It is located on the Bishop State Community College campus in downtown Mobile and is accessible to campus visitors.

The 1947 building replaced the original Broad Street Academy structure rather than restoring it. It is now the oldest building on Bishop State Community College's Broad Street campus, where it serves administrative and teaching purposes. The site joined the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 2011.