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Schools in New Castle Northwest

New Castle Northwest’s public schools

Neshannock Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Castle Northwest. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
73%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 23% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,233 students on the public path
In brief

New Castle Northwest’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of New Castle Northwest’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Neshannock JSHS places highest (better than 66%); Neshannock Memorial El Sch lowest (65%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Castle Northwest, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Neshannock Memorial El Schin New CastleB+
7–12Neshannock JSHSin New CastleB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Neshannock Township School District.

The district

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

Neshannock Township School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 1,233 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,679PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading73%
State average 55.1% · 648 students tested
Math51%
State average 36.1% · 589 students tested

New Castle Northwest vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share New Castle Northwest’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Castle Northwest—Neshannock Township
NeshannockANeshannock Township
UnionAUnion Area
New CastleC−New Castle Area

Every school in New Castle Northwest

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

Also serving New Castle Northwestin other towns
Neshannock Memorial El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · New Castle
B+
688 students15:1Rate it →
Neshannock JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · New Castle
B+
545 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about New Castle Northwest’s schools

Are New Castle Northwest’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Castle Northwest. Neshannock Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Castle Northwest. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Castle Northwest in?

Neshannock Township School District.

Where do New Castle Northwest kids go to high school?

Neshannock JSHS.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.