Photo: YHoshua · CC BY-SA 4.0Newburgh’s public schools outscore 90% of Indiana districts
In Newburgh, 57% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Newburgh, 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.
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.
Newburgh’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,637 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Newburgh’s grade
A: better than 90% of Indiana school districts, #67 of 592 Indiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Newburgh, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Newburgh · depends on your address
John H Castle Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 965 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Loge Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 377 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
9th grade in Newburgh · depends on your address
Castle High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,953 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Boonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 892 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
Tecumseh High School
Grades 9–12 · 280 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lynnville
10th grade in Newburgh · depends on your address
Castle High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,953 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Boonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 892 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
Tecumseh High School
Grades 9–12 · 280 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lynnville
11th grade in Newburgh · depends on your address
Castle High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,953 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Boonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 892 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
Tecumseh High School
Grades 9–12 · 280 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lynnville
12th grade in Newburgh · depends on your address
Castle High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,953 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Boonville High School
Grades 9–12 · 892 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
Tecumseh High School
Grades 9–12 · 280 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lynnville
Newburgh’s public schools are run by Warrick County School Corporation. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Newburgh vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Newburgh’s borders.
Every school in Newburgh
17 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).
Questions about Newburgh’s schools
Are Newburgh’s schools good?
By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Newburgh children attend outscore 90% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #67 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Newburgh in?
Warrick County School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,858 students in 18 schools (2024–25).
Where do Newburgh kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Castle High School, Boonville High School and Tecumseh High School.
What is Newburgh’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Warrick County School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Newburgh spend per student?
$12,637 in Warrick County School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Newburgh families are saying about school.
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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.