Top Rankings
New Castle Community School Corporation School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 633 students in New Castle Community School Corporation School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in New Castle Community School Corporation School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
8 Schools
575 Schools
# Students
2,949 Students
289,728 Students
# Teachers
223 Teachers
19,923 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New Castle Community School Corporation School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 389 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#260 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
34%
Graduation Rate
92%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.56
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
6%
14%
% Black
2%
14%
% White
85%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,231 is higher than the state median of $13,184. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,018 is higher than the state median of $12,815. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,231
$13,184
Spending / Student
$13,018
$12,815
Best New Castle Community School Corporation School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
New Castle Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
601 Parkview Dr
New Castle, IN 47362
(765) 521-7230
New Castle, IN 47362
(765) 521-7230
Gr: 6-8 | 633 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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