Castle South Middle School

Located at 3711 Casey Rd, in Newburgh, Indiana, Castle South Middle School is an average-sized intermediate school that serves 641 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Warrick County School Corp.

Warrick County School Corp runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,858 students. Castle South Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Castle South Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Castle South Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.9%, the actual is 57.5%, a residual of +9.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Warrick County put the typical household earns roughly $89,844 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Warrick County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,858 students), Castle South Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Castle High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Castle South Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Castle South Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Castle South Middle School has ticked down 6%, going from 681 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 86% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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