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Enrollment
758
Middle
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARRICK COUNTY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181239001978
Castle North Middle School
2800 Hwy 261, Newburgh, IN 47630 · (812) 853-7347 · Warrick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Indiana public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
191 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 243 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 279 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 31% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
68.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Castle North Middle School
Castle North Middle School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle North Middle School this school | 758 | 25.2% | 65.2% |
| Jackson Creek Middle School Bloomington | 572 | 28.3% | 61.3% |
| Riverside Junior High Fishers | 885 | 25.4% | 63.7% |
| Summit Middle School Fort Wayne | 789 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| Riverside Intermediate School Fishers | 891 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
| Discovery Middle School Granger | 941 | 19.4% | 72.3% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Castle North Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #11 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #10 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #25 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #87 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #287 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #171 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #302 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #143 of 187 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
758
-89 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 22.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 758 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 25% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 40.2 | 18.7:1 | 26% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 40 | 19.3:1 | 22% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 847 | 38 | 22.3:1 | 19% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 804 | 36 | 22.3:1 | 20% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 807 | 36 | 22.4:1 | 16% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 33 | 22.0:1 | 18% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 35 | 23.6:1 | 7% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 35 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Castle North Middle School.
About Castle North Middle School
Castle North Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Newburgh, Indiana. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 758 students enrolled. It has 28% more students than the average for middle schools in Indiana (about 594).
The district for Castle North Middle School is Warrick County School Corp, with 18 schools and 9,858 students.
Federal enrollment data show Castle North Middle School is 78% White. Next come 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The county population is about 90% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Castle North Middle School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Indiana is 15.6:1. At Castle North Middle School, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 36% average for public schools in Warrick County is 11 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Castle North Middle School lands at A+, ahead of 96% of Indiana public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Castle North Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.2%; the prediction is 57.7%.
Warrick County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,844, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,858, Castle North Middle School among them.
The closest school to Castle North Middle School is John H Castle Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Castle North Middle School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Castle North Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Castle North Middle School as Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment fell 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.5:1) than in 2020-21 (22.3:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Castle North Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Warrick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,261
Census ACS
Median income
$89,844
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warrick County School Corp
- Castle High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- John H Castle Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
- Boonville High SchoolHigh · 892 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Boonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Castle South Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Other schools in Newburgh
- Castle High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- John H Castle Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Castle South Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Newburgh Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Yankeetown Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
Nearby schools
- John H Castle Elementary School0.4 mi · 965
- Warrick County Preschool0.6 mi · 103
- Castle High School0.7 mi · 1,953
- Castle South Middle School1.0 mi · 641
- Sharon Elementary School2.8 mi · 724
- Chandler Elementary School3.1 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Castle North Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Castle North Middle School?
Castle North Middle School enrolls approximately 758 students in grades 06-08.
Is Castle North Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Castle North Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Castle North Middle School have?
Castle North Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Castle North Middle School?
Student demographics at Castle North Middle School are roughly 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Castle North Middle School?
Castle North Middle School is overseen by Warrick County School Corp in Warrick County.
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