Newcastle Elementary K-2

Newcastle Elementary K-2 is one of the low-enrollment elementary schools in Newcastle, Wyoming, part of Weston County School District #1, with 163 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 216 students.

Weston County School District #1 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 745 students; Newcastle Elementary K-2 is among them.

Demographically, Newcastle Elementary K-2 records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic. Compared to Weston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Newcastle Elementary K-2 has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Newcastle Elementary K-2 tighter than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Weston County's rate of about 36%.

In the surrounding community, Weston County reports that median household income runs about $89,509, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Weston County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,604 students), of which Newcastle Elementary K-2 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Newcastle Elementary 3-5, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Newcastle Elementary K-2.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 188 students in 2018 compared to 163 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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