Enrollment
236
High
DISTRICT 186 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560483000263
Newcastle High School
111 Casper Avenue, Newcastle, WY 82701 · (307) 746-2713 · Weston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Wyoming public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Wyoming public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
66 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 74 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 22% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Weston County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.8%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
44.5%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wyoming's top nor bottom 10%.
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 High School
Newcastle High School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle High School this school | 236 | 28.0% | 58.9% |
| Saratoga Middle/High School Saratoga | 139 | 28.1% | 52.4% |
| Sundance Secondary School Sundance | 198 | 24.7% | 66.5% |
| Lyman High School Lyman | 254 | 27.2% | 55.0% |
| Buffalo High School Buffalo | 317 | 24.0% | 54.2% |
| Burns Jr & Sr High School Burns | 307 | 34.2% | 47.3% |
Matched among Wyoming high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #12 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #32 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #4 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #34 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #6 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #32 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #39 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #7 of 25 |
Ranked against other public high 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
236
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 236 | 19.9 | 11.9:1 | 28% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 19.6 | 11.3:1 | 18% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 18.2 | 12.3:1 | 20% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 21 | 11.7:1 | 19% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 21.4 | 9.7:1 | 23% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 23 | 10.1:1 | 23% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | N/A | N/A | 28% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 19% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 30 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newcastle High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (207 to 236); teachers down 7% (21.4 to 19.9).
About Newcastle High School
The public high school Newcastle High School is located in Newcastle, Wyoming. There are 236 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Wyoming enroll around 346, and this school is 32% below that mark.
Besides Newcastle High School, Weston County School District #1 runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 745 students.
White students are 88% of those enrolled at Newcastle High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Weston County, where about 85% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.9:1. The average for high schools in Wyoming is about 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, Newcastle High School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Wyoming public high schools.
Newcastle High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.9%) and its predicted rate (63.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wyoming schools.
The school is in Weston County, where the median household earns about $89,509 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Weston County, 7 public schools serve about 1,604 students.
Newcastle Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 236, down from 246 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Newcastle High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Weston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,826
Census ACS
Median income
$89,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,604 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weston County School District #1
- Newcastle Middle SchoolMiddle · 189 students
- Newcastle Elementary K-2Elementary · 163 students
- Newcastle Elementary 3-5Elementary · 157 students
Other schools in Newcastle
- Newcastle Middle SchoolMiddle · 189 students
- Newcastle Elementary K-2Elementary · 163 students
- Newcastle Elementary 3-5Elementary · 157 students
Other Newcastle High schools
One other US public school is named Newcastle High. Newcastle High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Newcastle High SchoolNewcastle, OK · 809 students
Nearby schools
- Newcastle Middle School0.1 mi · 189
- Newcastle Elementary K-21.8 mi · 163
- Newcastle Elementary 3-51.8 mi · 157
- Elk Mountain High School - 0414.7 mi · 2
- Elk Mountain Elementary - 0114.7 mi · 14
- Upton High School26.5 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Newcastle High SchoolHow many students attend Newcastle High School?
Newcastle High School enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Newcastle High School serve?
Newcastle High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newcastle High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newcastle High School is approximately 11.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newcastle High School?
At Newcastle High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Newcastle High School in?
Newcastle High School is part of Weston County School District #1.
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