New Castle JHS

New Castle JHS, a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in New Castle, Pennsylvania, overseen by New Castle Area SD, instructs 689 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

New Castle Area SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,872 students. New Castle JHS is one of those campuses.

Demographically, New Castle JHS logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 22% multiracial, 18% Black, 7% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, New Castle JHS lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting New Castle JHS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Lawrence County's rate of about 67%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, New Castle JHS sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.2%; actual is 17.2%, a gap of -18.0 points.

In the area at large, Lawrence County reports that median household income runs about $61,931, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lawrence County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,015 students), New Castle JHS is one campus in the mix.

New Castle SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Castle JHS at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.8%.

New Castle JHS operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Castle JHS has grew 44%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 689 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 65% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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