New Castle High School
801 Parkview Dr
New Castle IN, 47362, Henry County
Phone: 765-593-6670
Ranking: 
(264 out of 351, bottom 25%)*
(264 out of 351, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: New Castle Community School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 90 | 101 | 91 | 95 | 121 | 121 | 119 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,153 | 1,108 | 1,143 | 1,200 | 1,206 | 1,248 | 1,278 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 17 | 1.3% |
| Grade 9: | 295 | 25.6% | 296 | 26.7% | 302 | 26.4% | 294 | 24.5% | 320 | 26.5% | 315 | 25.2% | 352 | 27.5% |
| Grade 10: | 297 | 25.8% | 282 | 25.5% | 287 | 25.1% | 301 | 25.1% | 302 | 25.0% | 347 | 27.8% | 342 | 26.8% |
| Grade 11: | 278 | 24.1% | 272 | 24.5% | 270 | 23.6% | 288 | 24.0% | 304 | 25.2% | 304 | 24.4% | 287 | 22.5% |
| Grade 12: | 278 | 24.1% | 258 | 23.3% | 281 | 24.6% | 313 | 26.1% | 276 | 22.9% | 280 | 22.4% | 272 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 589 | 51.1% | 562 | 50.7% | 584 | 51.1% | 610 | 50.8% | 591 | 49.0% | 616 | 49.4% | 639 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 564 | 48.9% | 546 | 49.3% | 559 | 48.9% | 590 | 49.2% | 571 | 47.3% | 597 | 47.8% | 609 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 3.3% | 30 | 2.7% | 27 | 2.4% | 22 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 11 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.6% | 18 | 1.4% | 24 | 1.9% |
| White: | 1,032 | 89.5% | 993 | 89.6% | 1,025 | 89.7% | 1,085 | 90.4% | 1,132 | 93.9% | 1,189 | 95.3% | 1,211 | 94.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 66 | 5.7% | 70 | 6.3% | 69 | 6.0% | 68 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 466 | 40.4% | 477 | 43.1% | 477 | 41.7% | 492 | 41.0% | 452 | 37.5% | 363 | 29.1% | 426 | 33.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 7.0% | 98 | 8.8% | 89 | 7.8% | 83 | 6.9% | 99 | 8.2% | 91 | 7.3% | 78 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.81 | 10.97 | 12.63 | 12.58 | 9.99 | 10.30 | 10.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 43% | 55% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.9% | 68.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60.4% | 67.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 35% | 35% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 41.9% | 41.9% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 34.8% | 34.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 61% | 61% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 66.8% | 66.8% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 73.0% | 73.0% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 65% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 67% | 67% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 63% | 71% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* New Castle High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.