📍 1015 S Greensboro Pike, New Castle, Henry County, 47362
Westwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Castle, Henry County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Castle Community School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood Elementary School enrolls 260 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.2% Two or more races and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
95 of the school's 260 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westwood Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-60, state senate district 42, state house district 54.
Westwood Elementary School is one of 9 schools in New Castle Community School Corp, based in New Castle, Indiana. The district serves 2,881 students district-wide and employs 245 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 260 students, Westwood Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 320 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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