📍 310 E Lincoln Ave, New Castle, Lawrence County, 16101
New Castle JHS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Castle, Lawrence County. The school has 706 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Castle Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Castle JHS enrolls 706 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 21% Black or African American and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 122 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 7.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
703 of the school's 706 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 703 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Castle JHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 9.
New Castle JHS is one of 4 schools in New Castle Area SD, based in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,920 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 706 students, New Castle JHS is close to the district average of about 730 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe