NEWCASTLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR

NEWCASTLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Newcastle, Oklahoma, one of the schools within NEWCASTLE. The school teaches 472 students in grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 29% above the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

Across the 4 schools in NEWCASTLE (2,618 students total), NEWCASTLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NEWCASTLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR shows that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 18% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 2% Black. By comparison, McClain County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, community-level numbers for McClain County indicate median household income runs about $84,552, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McClain County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,736 students), of which NEWCASTLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is one.

Nearest neighbor: NEWCASTLE MS, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around NEWCASTLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 472 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 54% across the same window.

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