Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CASTLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180744001292
Wilbur Wright Elementary School
1950 Washington St, New Castle, IN 47362 · (765) 521-7217 · Henry County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
221 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 | 12 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
33%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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
43.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Wilbur Wright Elementary School
Wilbur Wright Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wright Elementary School this school | 305 | 72.5% | 38.9% |
| Frazee Elementary School Connersville | 299 | 70.6% | 28.4% |
| Deming Early Learning Center Terre Haute | 306 | 72.5% | N/A |
| Parker Elementary School New Castle | 278 | 76.6% | 15.3% |
| Brush Creek Elementary School North Vernon | 303 | 69.3% | 43.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Bedford | 307 | 74.9% | 32.1% |
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 Wilbur Wright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #544 of 983 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #539 of 986 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #548 of 986 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #822 of 1,079 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #151 of 991 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #616 of 996 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #119 of 1,058 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #393 of 597 | #4 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
305
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 305 | 23.7 | 12.9:1 | 72% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 23.5 | 13.9:1 | 69% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 77% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 74% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 77% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 82% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 85% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 55% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilbur Wright Elementary School.
About Wilbur Wright Elementary School
Wilbur Wright Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in New Castle, Indiana. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 305 students in 2024-25. The school is 30% below the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
New Castle Community School Corp is made up of 8 schools with 2,881 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Wilbur Wright Elementary School, about 81 are White. Other students are 10% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Henry County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
There are about 12.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Wilbur Wright Elementary School, which has 23.7. The school's 12.9:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 72%. That is 21 points above the 51% average for public schools in Henry County.
Wilbur Wright Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 64% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wilbur Wright Elementary School is +14.7 points, in the top 10% of Indiana. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.9%, and the predicted rate is 24.3%.
The school is in Henry County, where the median household earns about $63,150 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Henry County's 21 public schools enroll about 7,081 students and include Wilbur Wright Elementary School.
Wilbur Wright Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Eastwood Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 38.9% is above the 32.1% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (299) to 2024-25 (305).
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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
- Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 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
- Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High SchHigh · 289 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Eastwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 257
- Parker Elementary School1.7 mi · 278
- New Castle High School2.0 mi · 828
- New Castle Middle School2.0 mi · 627
- James Whitcomb Riley Elem School2.7 mi · 246
- Westwood Elementary School3.2 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Wilbur Wright Elementary SchoolHow large is Wilbur Wright Elementary School?
Wilbur Wright Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Wilbur Wright Elementary School serve?
Wilbur Wright Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Wilbur Wright Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Wilbur Wright Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Wilbur Wright Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wilbur Wright Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Wilbur Wright Elementary School public or private?
Wilbur Wright 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.