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New Castle Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Castle, Henry County. The school has 329 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
New Castle Elementary School enrolls 329 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 279 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 329 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Castle Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 KY-40, state senate district 20, state house district 47.
New Castle Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Henry County, based in New Castle, Kentucky. The district serves 1,984 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 329 students, New Castle Elementary School is close to the district average of about 331 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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