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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 655 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWCASTLE·NCES 402151001058
Newcastle Middle School
611 East Fox Lane, Newcastle, OK 73065 · (405) 387-3139 · McClain County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
201 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 199 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%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
Newcastle Middle School→Newcastle High School
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
21.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
22.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Oklahoma 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 →
Schools most like Newcastle Middle School
Newcastle Middle School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Middle School this school | 599 | 33.6% | 25.6% |
| Choctaw Middle School Choctaw | 687 | 36.5% | 28.7% |
| Blanchard Middle School Blanchard | 454 | 37.7% | 40.1% |
| Tuttle Middle School Tuttle | 438 | 32.4% | 39.7% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Edmond | 1,053 | 31.8% | 39.6% |
| Bethany Middle School Bethany | 381 | 34.4% | 56.7% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Newcastle Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In McClain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #159 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #145 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #159 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #82 of 356 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #132 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #194 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #287 of 308 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.0% | #25 of 89 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
599
+91 (+18%) vs 2020
+148% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 599 | 36.8 | 16.3:1 | 34% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 30.4 | 20.4:1 | 37% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 31.2 | 18.9:1 | 31% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 36% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 34% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 31% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 30% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 22% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newcastle Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (483 to 599); teachers up 36% (27 to 36.8).
About Newcastle Middle School
Newcastle Middle School is a large middle school in NEWCASTLE, located in Newcastle, Oklahoma. Total enrollment is 599 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Oklahoma have about 388 students on average; enrollment here is 54% higher.
NEWCASTLE has 2,618 students in 4 schools, and Newcastle Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Newcastle Middle School is 65%, a majority. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 3% Black. Census figures show McClain County is about 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Newcastle Middle School reports a ratio of 16.3 students per teacher, from 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Newcastle Middle School, 34% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in McClain County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
Among Oklahoma public middle schools, Newcastle Middle School outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Newcastle Middle School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 18.5 points (25.6% versus 44.1%), a bottom-10% result in Oklahoma on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for McClain County show the median household earns about $84,552 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Newcastle Middle School, McClain County has 21 public schools.
Newcastle Early Childhood Center sits about 0.2 miles from Newcastle Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Newcastle Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 18% rise, from 508 to 599.
The discussion board for Newcastle Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 738 students
- Newcastle Early Childhood CenterElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Newcastle
- Newcastle High SchoolHigh · 809 students
- Newcastle Elementary SchoolElementary · 738 students
- Newcastle Early Childhood CenterElementary · 472 students
Other Newcastle Middle schools
One other US public school is named Newcastle Middle. Newcastle Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Newcastle Middle SchoolNewcastle, WY · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Newcastle Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 472
- Newcastle High School0.5 mi · 809
- Newcastle Elementary School0.8 mi · 738
- Roosevelt Elementary School5.1 mi · 600
- Truman Primary School5.1 mi · 353
- Truman Elementary School5.3 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Newcastle Middle SchoolHow large is Newcastle Middle School?
Newcastle Middle School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
Is Newcastle Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newcastle Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Newcastle Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Newcastle Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Newcastle Middle School?
Student demographics at Newcastle Middle School are roughly 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Newcastle Middle School?
Newcastle Middle School is overseen by NEWCASTLE in McClain County.
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