Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 210276000592
New Castle Elementary School
182 S Property Rd, New Castle, KY 40050 · (502) 845-8650 · Henry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
190 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
24.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where New Castle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #613 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #598 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #640 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #533 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #536 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #351 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #500 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #261 of 437 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
326
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 58% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 53% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 56% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 53% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 22.5 | 16.0:1 | 59% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 60% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 60% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 13 | 30.1:1 | 55% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Castle Elementary School.
About New Castle Elementary School
New Castle Elementary School is a small elementary school found in New Castle, Kentucky. Federal data show 326 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Henry County runs New Castle Elementary School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 1,984 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, New Castle Elementary School is 83% White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
Based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, New Castle Elementary School has a ratio of 16.3:1. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. Income data for the school show 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Henry County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
In Kentucky, New Castle Elementary School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.3% compared with a predicted 43.4%.
For the population of Henry County, the median household earns about $63,347 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. New Castle Elementary School shares Henry County with 7 other public schools.
Henry County Early Childhood is less than a tenth of a mile from New Castle Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The school's 24.3% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 307 in 2020-21 to 326 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.3:1 to 16.3:1.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,856
Census ACS
Median income
$63,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,990 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Henry County High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Henry County Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Campbellsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 189 students
- Henry County Early ChildhoodElementary · 109 students
Other schools in New Castle
- Henry County High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Henry County Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Henry County Early ChildhoodElementary · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Henry County Early Childhood0.0 mi · 109
- Henry County Middle School0.8 mi · 421
- Henry County High School0.9 mi · 608
- Eminence Elementary School4.2 mi · 455
- Eminence High School4.2 mi · 551
- Campbellsburg Elementary School6.6 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About New Castle Elementary SchoolHow many students attend New Castle Elementary School?
New Castle Elementary School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-05.
Is New Castle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Castle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at New Castle Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at New Castle Elementary School.
How diverse is New Castle Elementary School?
New Castle Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is New Castle Elementary School in?
New Castle Elementary School is part of Henry County.
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