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Schools in South New Castle

South New Castle’s public schools

Shenango Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South New Castle. 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 97% 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 5% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
934 students on the public path
In brief

South New Castle’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of South New Castle’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Shenango El Sch places highest (better than 62%); Shenango HS lowest (50%). 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 South New Castle, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Shenango El Schin New CastleB
7–12Shenango HSin New CastleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shenango Area 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.

Shenango Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 934 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,692PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 55.1% · 572 students tested
Math40%
State average 36.1% · 538 students tested

South New Castle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South New Castle—Shenango Area
ShenangoA−Shenango Area

Every school in South New Castle

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 South New Castlein other towns
Shenango El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · New Castle
B
485 students13:1Rate it →
Shenango HS
High · Grades 7–12 · New Castle
B−
449 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about South New Castle’s schools

Are South New Castle’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South New Castle. Shenango Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South New Castle. 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 South New Castle in?

Shenango Area School District.

Where do South New Castle kids go to high school?

Shenango HS.

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What South New Castle 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). Stars are from neighbors.