NEWCASTLE ES

NEWCASTLE ES is a substantial elementary-level community in Newcastle, Oklahoma, part of NEWCASTLE. The school hosts 738 students in grades 2 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 102% bigger than the state mean of about 366.

NEWCASTLE ES is one of 4 schools operated by NEWCASTLE, a district that works with 2,618 students overall.

On the student-mix side, NEWCASTLE ES lists that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 9% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of McClain County's rate of about 43%.

With demographic context factored in, NEWCASTLE ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 35.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (McClain County) records that median household earnings sit near $84,552, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across McClain County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,736 students), NEWCASTLE ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NEWCASTLE HS, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEWCASTLE ES ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. NEWCASTLE ES's enrollment has ticked up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 637 (now 738). Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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