Newcastle Elementary 3-5

Located at 5040 US Highway 16, in Newcastle, Wyoming, Newcastle Elementary 3-5 is a cozy elementary school that hosts 157 students (grades 3 through 5), part of Weston County School District #1. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 216.

Weston County School District #1 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 745 students; Newcastle Elementary 3-5 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Newcastle Elementary 3-5 records that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Weston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Newcastle Elementary 3-5 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.3%; this one delivers 67.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Weston County put median household income runs about $89,509, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Weston County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,604 students), of which Newcastle Elementary 3-5 is one.

Newcastle Elementary K-2 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Newcastle Elementary 3-5.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Newcastle Elementary 3-5's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 157 (now 157). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 90% to 85%.

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