Wilbur Wright Elementary School
1950 Washington St
New Castle IN, 47362, Henry County
Phone: 765-521-7217
Ranking: 
(1,006 out of 1,449, bottom 31%)*
(1,006 out of 1,449, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
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: | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 375 | 374 | 357 | 313 | 279 | 315 | 304 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 41 | 10.9% | 53 | 14.2% | 43 | 12.0% | 52 | 16.6% | 32 | 11.5% | 44 | 14.0% | 35 | 11.5% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 14.4% | 52 | 13.9% | 50 | 14.0% | 41 | 13.1% | 44 | 15.8% | 41 | 13.0% | 49 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 12.3% | 51 | 13.6% | 41 | 11.5% | 45 | 14.4% | 41 | 14.7% | 46 | 14.6% | 47 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 15.2% | 51 | 13.6% | 53 | 14.8% | 49 | 15.7% | 36 | 12.9% | 47 | 14.9% | 44 | 14.5% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 16.5% | 58 | 15.5% | 58 | 16.2% | 36 | 11.5% | 43 | 15.4% | 49 | 15.6% | 49 | 16.1% |
| Grade 5: | 58 | 15.5% | 61 | 16.3% | 51 | 14.3% | 44 | 14.1% | 42 | 15.1% | 51 | 16.2% | 43 | 14.1% |
| Grade 6: | 57 | 15.2% | 48 | 12.8% | 61 | 17.1% | 46 | 14.7% | 41 | 14.7% | 37 | 11.7% | 37 | 12.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 191 | 50.9% | 189 | 50.5% | 177 | 49.6% | 148 | 47.3% | 114 | 40.9% | 136 | 43.2% | 129 | 42.4% |
| Female: | 184 | 49.1% | 185 | 49.5% | 180 | 50.4% | 165 | 52.7% | 140 | 50.2% | 152 | 48.3% | 154 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.9% | 16 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.4% | 10 | 3.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 11 | 3.5% | 5 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
| White: | 345 | 92.0% | 337 | 90.1% | 328 | 91.9% | 279 | 89.1% | 254 | 91.0% | 287 | 91.1% | 278 | 91.4% |
| 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: | 18 | 4.8% | 16 | 4.3% | 11 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 265 | 70.7% | 268 | 71.7% | 256 | 71.7% | 234 | 74.8% | 192 | 68.8% | 196 | 62.2% | 203 | 66.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 8.5% | 44 | 11.8% | 41 | 11.5% | 32 | 10.2% | 34 | 12.2% | 49 | 15.6% | 33 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.30 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 16.24 | 14.20 | 16.80 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 73% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 83.7% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 71% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 81.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 82% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.4% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 82.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 81.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 75.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 76.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 70% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.5% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 77% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 72% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 85% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.4% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 90.7% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 65% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 67.2% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 66.2% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 72% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 72% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 71.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.4% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 77% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81.9% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88.8% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 51% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.5% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 62.5% | 64% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Wilbur Wright Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.