📍 1950 Washington St, New Castle, Henry County, 47362
Wilbur Wright Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Castle, Henry County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Castle Community School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilbur Wright Elementary School enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.2% Two or more races and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 239 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 294 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilbur Wright Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-60, state senate district 42, state house district 54.
Wilbur Wright 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 294 students, Wilbur Wright Elementary School is close to the district average of about 320 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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