State/Public Elementary Open

New Castle Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 4136 Dam Neck Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, 23456

715
Pupils
17.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

New Castle Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

New Castle Elementary enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.

Male students
325 (45%)
Female students
390 (55%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 14% Asian and 14% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31143%
Asian10314%
Hispanic or Latino10114%
Two or more races10114%
Black or African American9413%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

182 of the school's 715 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental Virtual

New Castle Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-20, state senate district 14, state house district 21.

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

New Castle Elementary is one of 87 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The district serves 64,731 students district-wide and employs 4,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, New Castle Elementary is close to the district average of about 744 students per school.

64,731
District students
87
Schools
4,663
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

84%
Reading proficient
78%
Math proficient
3%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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