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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 605 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWCASTLE·NCES 402151001056
Newcastle Elementary School
418 Northwest 10th Street, Newcastle, OK 73065 · (405) 387-6474 · McClain County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
244 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 199 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 204 | 28% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 73% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEWCASTLE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.6%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
38.2%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 →
Where Newcastle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In McClain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #287 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #258 of 651 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #231 of 523 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #38 of 941 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #322 of 708 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #511 of 708 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #838 of 876 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.9% | #48 of 164 | N/A |
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
738
+44 (+6%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 738 | 47.2 | 15.6:1 | 33% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 47.7 | 15.8:1 | 42% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 46.5 | 16.4:1 | 31% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 32% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 37.5 | 17.0:1 | 33% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 36% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 857 | 50 | 17.1:1 | 30% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 28% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newcastle Elementary School.
About Newcastle Elementary School
Newcastle Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school with an address in Newcastle, Oklahoma. Federal data show 738 students enrolled in grades 2 through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll around 366, and this school is 102% above that mark.
The NEWCASTLE system has 4 schools and 2,618 students.
The share of White students at Newcastle Elementary School is 63%, a majority. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 9% Native American. That is lower than the 78% White share among all McClain County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
There are 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oklahoma is similar, at 15.6:1. On the income side, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in McClain County is 10 points.
Newcastle Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.9% is 8.4 points below the 44.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for McClain County show median household income comes to about $84,552, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 21 public schools and about 8,736 students.
The closest school to Newcastle Elementary School is Newcastle High School, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Newcastle Elementary School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Newcastle Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Newcastle Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.6:1, from 17.8:1.
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McClain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,273
Census ACS
Median income
$84,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,736 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWCASTLE
- Newcastle High SchoolHigh · 809 students
- Newcastle Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Newcastle Early Childhood CenterElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Newcastle
- Newcastle High SchoolHigh · 809 students
- Newcastle Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Newcastle Early Childhood CenterElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Newcastle High School0.5 mi · 809
- Newcastle Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 472
- Newcastle Middle School0.8 mi · 599
- Wayland Bonds Elementary School5.4 mi · 597
- Roosevelt Elementary School5.6 mi · 600
- Southridge Junior High School5.8 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Newcastle Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Newcastle Elementary School?
Newcastle Elementary School enrolls approximately 738 students in grades 02-05.
Is Newcastle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newcastle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Newcastle Elementary School have?
Newcastle Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
How diverse is Newcastle Elementary School?
Newcastle Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Newcastle Elementary School?
Newcastle Elementary School is overseen by NEWCASTLE in McClain County.
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