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New Castle Shs High School
300 East Lincoln Ave
New Castle PA, 16101, Lawrence County
Phone: 724-656-4700
Ranking: 
(424 out of 626, bottom 32%)*
(424 out of 626, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: New Castle Area School District
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: | 57 | 93 | 95 | 99 | 102 | 100 | 103 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 785 | 1,306 | 1,319 | 1,402 | 1,468 | 1,542 | 1,559 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 231 | 29.4% | 291 | 22.3% | 247 | 18.7% | 312 | 22.3% | 327 | 22.3% | 322 | 20.9% | 320 | 20.5% |
| Grade 10: | 219 | 27.9% | 187 | 14.3% | 226 | 17.1% | 226 | 16.1% | 236 | 16.1% | 258 | 16.7% | 253 | 16.2% |
| Grade 11: | 153 | 19.5% | 194 | 14.9% | 195 | 14.8% | 198 | 14.1% | 194 | 13.2% | 210 | 13.6% | 232 | 14.9% |
| Grade 12: | 182 | 23.2% | 161 | 12.3% | 169 | 12.8% | 183 | 13.1% | 221 | 15.1% | 221 | 14.3% | 210 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 439 | 55.9% | 697 | 53.4% | 707 | 53.6% | 750 | 53.5% | 757 | 51.6% | 776 | 50.3% | 757 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 346 | 44.1% | 609 | 46.6% | 612 | 46.4% | 652 | 46.5% | 658 | 44.8% | 753 | 48.8% | 798 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 1.9% | 23 | 1.8% | 20 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.3% | 13 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 203 | 25.9% | 322 | 24.7% | 344 | 26.1% | 368 | 26.2% | 390 | 26.6% | 430 | 27.9% | 419 | 26.9% |
| White: | 518 | 66.0% | 897 | 68.7% | 896 | 67.9% | 964 | 68.8% | 1,018 | 69.3% | 1,090 | 70.7% | 1,118 | 71.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 45 | 5.7% | 59 | 4.5% | 53 | 4.0% | 50 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 454 | 57.8% | 723 | 55.4% | 745 | 56.5% | 710 | 50.6% | 697 | 47.5% | 656 | 42.5% | 575 | 36.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 5.0% | 73 | 5.6% | 60 | 4.5% | 56 | 4.0% | 75 | 5.1% | 67 | 4.3% | 68 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.72 | 14.07 | 13.86 | 14.20 | 14.35 | 15.40 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 56.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 41.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 49.5% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 49.5% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 55.4% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 43.9% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 57.4% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 60.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 51.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 24.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 28.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27% | 22.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 19.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 19.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 72.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 77.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 79.3% | 82.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.5% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.8% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 49.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.3% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.5% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | 76% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.1% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.4% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.1% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.1% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.3% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.8% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 44.6% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.5% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.2% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 43.7% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.3% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.7% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 74.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 72.7% |
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* New Castle Shs High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.