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Schools in New Castle

New Castle’s public schools

Craig County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Castle. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 109% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
45%
2020–21
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 2% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
507 students on the public path
In brief

New Castle’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of New Castle’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Craig County High places highest (better than 39%); McCleary Elementary lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5McCleary ElementaryCraig County Public SchoolsC
6–12Craig County HighCraig County Public SchoolsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Craig County Public Schools.

The district

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

Craig County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 507 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$17,472VA $17,169 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math45%
State average 54.4% · 294 students tested

New Castle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Castle—Craig County

Every school in New Castle

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

Also serving New Castlein other towns
McCleary Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
229 students11:1Rate it →
Craig County High
High · Grades 6–12
C+
278 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about New Castle’s schools

Are New Castle’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Castle. Craig County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Castle. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Castle in?

Craig County Public Schools.

Where do New Castle kids go to high school?

Craig County High.

Parents talk

What New Castle families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.