Newcastle Portuguese Hall · Photo: T71024 · CC BY-SA 3.0Newcastle’s public schools outscore 84% of California districts
On the state reading tests, 65% of Newcastle’s students scored proficient, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Newcastle, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Newcastle’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 545 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Newcastle’s, its schools beat 91%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Placer Union High spends $18,096 per student and Newcastle Elementary $15,960, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter and Newcastle Charter are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Newcastle’s grade
A−: better than 84% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Newcastle, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Newcastle
Newcastle Elementary
Grades K–8 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Newcastle runs its own schools through grade 8 (Newcastle Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Placer Union High School District, shared with Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Loomis and Rocklin. Its high school is in Loomis. Parts of Newcastle (3% of its land) are served by Auburn Union Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Newcastle
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Newcastle vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Newcastle’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | A− | Newcastle Elementary K–8 · Placer Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Newcastle
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Newcastle’s schools
Are Newcastle’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Newcastle children attend outscore 84% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Newcastle in?
Two districts: Newcastle Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Placer Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Loomis and Rocklin.
Where do Newcastle kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Del Oro High, Placer High, Colfax High and Foresthill High.
What is Newcastle’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Placer Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Newcastle spend per student?
$18,096 in Placer Union High School District and $15,960 in Newcastle Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Newcastle families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Newcastle → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.