Wilbur Wright Elementary School

Wilbur Wright Elementary School, a small elementary school in New Castle, Indiana, run under New Castle Community School Corp, caters to 305 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 436.

Within New Castle Community School Corp, which oversees 8 schools and 2,881 students, Wilbur Wright Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Wilbur Wright Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Other groups include 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Wilbur Wright Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at Wilbur Wright Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Henry County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilbur Wright Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.3%; actual is 38.9%, +14.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Henry County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,150 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Henry County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,081 students), Wilbur Wright Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eastwood Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilbur Wright Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilbur Wright Elementary School has ticked down 8%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 305 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 87% to 81%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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