Newcastle Elementary

Located at 6520 Newcastle Ave., in Reseda, California, Newcastle Elementary is a compact elementary campus that enrolls 299 students (grades K through 5), part of Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Newcastle Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Newcastle Elementary shows that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 9% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Newcastle Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at Newcastle Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Newcastle Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.5%; this one delivers 45.6%, a residual of +20.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Newcastle Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Zane Grey Continuation is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Newcastle Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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