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Schools in Liberty Township · New Castle Community School Corporation, Nettle Creek School Corporation

Liberty Township’s public schools score below 52% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Liberty Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 5 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 4 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 10% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024 · New Castle Community School Corporation
Students per teacher
12.9
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,141 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1079 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Liberty Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Liberty Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

New Castle Community School Corporation spends $15,099 per student and Nettle Creek School Corporation $10,957, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Liberty Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Indiana school districts. Graduation is above the Indiana average; test scores are below it.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1079)Better than 32%
Towns in Henry County (13)Better than 54%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,059 test results and a graduating class of 189 could put Liberty Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Liberty Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,058 in math, 2,059 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Liberty Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–66 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Liberty Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (New Castle Community School Corporation). From grade PK, students attend the Nettle Creek School Corporation, shared with Clay, Dalton, Economy, Greens Fork, Hagerstown, Harrison, Jefferson and Perry. Its school is in Hagerstown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Liberty Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Castle Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,881 students · 12.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$15,099IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Nettle Creek School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,172 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$10,957IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, New Castle Community School Corporation33%
State average 41.3% · 1484 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Castle Community School Corporation32%
State average 37.5% · 1482 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Nettle Creek School Corporation46%
State average 41.3% · 575 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nettle Creek School Corporation38%
State average 37.5% · 576 students tested

Liberty Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Liberty Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Liberty TownshipB−New Castle Community School Corporation PK–12 · Nettle Creek School Corporation PK–12
JeffersonBNettle Creek School Corporation
HenryB−New Castle Community School Corporation
DudleyCSouth Henry School Corporation
Blue RiverCBlue River Valley Schools

Every school in Liberty Township

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Liberty Townshipin other towns
Hagerstown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hagerstown
B
621 students14:1Rate it →
Wilbur Wright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Castle
C+
305 students13:1Rate it →
Parker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Castle
D
278 students12:1Rate it →
Eastwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Castle
C
257 students10:1Rate it →
James Whitcomb Riley Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Castle
B+
246 students14:1Rate it →
Westwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · New Castle
B+
256 students15:1Rate it →
New Castle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Castle
C−
627 students11:1Rate it →
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hagerstown
B
551 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty Township’s schools

Are Liberty Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Liberty Township children attend score below 52% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Liberty Township in?

Two districts: New Castle Community School Corporation runs grades PK–12, and Nettle Creek School Corporation runs grades PK–12, shared with Clay, Dalton, Economy, Greens Fork, Hagerstown, Harrison, Jefferson and Perry.

What is Liberty Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in New Castle Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Liberty Township spend per student?

$15,099 in New Castle Community School Corporation and $10,957 in Nettle Creek School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.