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Newcastle Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Newcastle.

Newcastle’s School Grade A− better than 84% of California school districts

Students
497
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,960
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
The gist

What stands out about Newcastle Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.6% since 2021–22
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Newcastle 1,585

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Newcastle. Grade by grade →

K–8Newcastle ElementaryThis district
9–124 high schoolsPlacer Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency54%
State average 33.1% · 280 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 46.7% · 280 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Placer Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,960 per student · 25% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 69%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
430’21
436’22
499’23
497’24

Up 15.6% since 2021–22.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Newcastle Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Newcastle
A
333 students29:1
Newcastle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Newcastle
A−
164 students14:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.