Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CASTLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180744002156
Eastwood Elementary School
806 S 22nd St, New Castle, IN 47362 · (765) 521-7205 · Henry County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
192 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
26.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
21.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Eastwood Elementary School
Eastwood Elementary School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Elementary School this school | 257 | 74.7% | 21.9% |
| Parker Elementary School New Castle | 278 | 76.6% | 15.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Bedford | 307 | 74.9% | 32.1% |
| Wilbur Wright Elementary School New Castle | 305 | 72.5% | 38.9% |
| Frazee Elementary School Connersville | 299 | 70.6% | 28.4% |
| Poston Road Elementary School Martinsville | 237 | 70.5% | 30.9% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Eastwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #822 of 983 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #856 of 986 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #753 of 986 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #911 of 1,079 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #9 of 991 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #673 of 996 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #88 of 1,058 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #258 of 597 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
257
-66 (-20%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 257 | 26.2 | 9.8:1 | 75% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 24.5 | 11.4:1 | 71% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 22.5 | 12.2:1 | 82% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 78% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 21.3 | 14.1:1 | 82% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 79% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 20 | 15.5:1 | 88% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 60% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 24 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastwood Elementary School.
About Eastwood Elementary School
Eastwood Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in New Castle, Indiana, one of the schools in New Castle Community School Corp. It enrolled 257 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
New Castle Community School Corp is the district for Eastwood Elementary School. It has 8 schools and 2,881 students.
Most students at Eastwood Elementary School are White: 84% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Henry County is roughly 93% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Eastwood Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Federal staffing data show 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Eastwood Elementary School and a ratio of 9.8:1. That ratio is under the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 75% of students. On average, public schools in Henry County report 51%.
Eastwood Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.7% for Eastwood Elementary School. The school posts 21.9%, within a point of the prediction.
Within Henry County, median household income is about $63,150, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Henry County number 21 and enroll about 7,081.
The nearest public school is Parker Elementary School, at about 0.9 miles. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Eastwood Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 257 was 20% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 323. Students per teacher fell from 14.0 in 2020-21 to 9.8 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Eastwood Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,970
Census ACS
Median income
$63,150
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,081 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Castle Community School Corp
- New Castle High SchoolHigh · 828 students
- New Castle Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Wilbur Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- James Whitcomb Riley Elem SchoolElementary · 246 students
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle High SchoolHigh · 828 students
- New Castle Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Blue River Valley Elementary SchElementary · 331 students
- Wilbur Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High SchHigh · 289 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Other Eastwood Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Eastwood Elementary. Eastwood Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 14.
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElkhart, IN · 428 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolPemberville, OH · 685 students
- Eastwood ElementaryIrvine, CA · 647 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 642 students
- Eastwood ElementaryWestminster, CA · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Parker Elementary School0.9 mi · 278
- Wilbur Wright Elementary School1.1 mi · 305
- New Castle High School1.3 mi · 828
- New Castle Middle School1.4 mi · 627
- James Whitcomb Riley Elem School1.7 mi · 246
- Westwood Elementary School3.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Eastwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Eastwood Elementary School?
Eastwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Eastwood Elementary School serve?
Eastwood Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastwood Elementary School is approximately 9.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Eastwood Elementary School?
Eastwood Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Eastwood Elementary School public or private?
Eastwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Castle Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.