📍 1819 Roosevelt, New Castle, Henry County, 47362
Parker Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Castle, Henry County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Castle Community School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parker Elementary School enrolls 258 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.3% Two or more races and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 210 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 258 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Parker 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.
Parker 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 258 students, Parker 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: Town - Distant
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