Is Newcastle Elementary a good school?

Newcastle Elementary ranks 663 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Newcastle Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 165 students attended Newcastle Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Newcastle Elementary?

Students at Newcastle Elementary are 78% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Newcastle Elementary attend?

Students who attend Newcastle Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Del Oro High

Newcastle Elementary

Summary:

Newcastle Elementary is a public K-8 school in Newcastle, California, serving 151 students. The school consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 69.23% in English Language Arts and 58.46% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively.

However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.6% in 2017-2018 to 20.1% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Newcastle Charter school's rate of 20.6%. Demographically, Newcastle Elementary has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 18.18% to 26.58%, and a predominantly White student population.

When compared to nearby schools, Newcastle Elementary generally outperforms the Auburn Union Elementary district schools in academic performance, but lags behind the higher-performing Loomis Union Elementary district schools. The nearby Newcastle Charter school also demonstrates strong academic performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or exceeding those of Newcastle Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

8951 Valley View Dr.
Newcastle, CA 95658-9723

(916) 663-3307

District: Newcastle Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
663^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,548

Students who attend Newcastle Elementary usually attend:

High:

Del Oro High

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 165

Racial breakdown:

Two or more races:

77.6%

Hispanic:

17.0%

White:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Newcastle Elementary ranks better than 88.7% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.56. (See more...)

Compare Details Newcastle Elementary ranks better than 91.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.4. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: two or more races (77.6%), Hispanic (17%), White (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Newcastle Elementary is 14.7. (See more...)

Compare Newcastle Elementary employs 11.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Newcastle Elementary is $13,548.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Newcastle Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Newcastle Elementary 663^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Newcastle Elementary in the ranking list.)

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Newcastle Elementary 243^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Newcastle Elementary in the ranking list.)

Newcastle Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Newcastle Elementary 136^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Newcastle Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Newcastle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	68.47	1350^th	4809	71.9%
2005	72.45	1229^th	4822	74.5%
2006	70.67	1301^st	4818	73.0%
2007	84.77	762^nd	5113	85.1%
2008	75.22	1177^th	5113	77.0%
2009	69.08	1485^th	5193	71.4%
2010	67.34	1604^th	5314	69.8%
2011	67.07	1633^rd	5377	69.6%
2012	68.81	1589^th	5390	70.5%
2013	66.68	1736^th	5530	68.6%
2015	78.20	1184^th	5611	78.9%
2016	77.12	1231^st	5614	78.1%
2017	54.35	2307^th	5692	59.5%
2018	37.11	3331^st	5662	41.2%
2019	35.43	3502^nd	5789	39.5%
2021	71.40	372^nd	1417	73.7%
2022	81.47	1127^th	5883	80.8%
2023	86.16	908^th	5874	84.5%
2024	90.56	663^rd	5862	88.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Newcastle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.85	4552^nd	5413	15.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Newcastle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.92	2723^rd	5431	49.9%
2024	88.84	673^rd	5636	88.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Newcastle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.92	2352^nd	2737	14.1%
2019	11.95	2577^th	2834	9.1%
2022	58.67	1197^th	2726	56.1%
2023	68.46	854^th	2662	67.9%
2024	69.98	805^th	2647	69.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Newcastle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	87.38	157^th	1769	91.1%
2005	79.47	296^th	1777	83.3%
2006	85.55	191^st	1804	89.4%
2007	81.05	285^th	1999	85.7%
2008	73.97	408^th	2005	79.7%
2009	63.79	666^th	2063	67.7%
2010	79.93	301^st	2179	86.2%
2011	59.83	829^th	2236	62.9%
2012	84.81	193^rd	2259	91.5%
2013	76.60	413^th	2379	82.6%
2015	79.69	434^th	2477	82.5%
2016	71.89	619^th	2497	75.2%
2017	70.24	664^th	2508	73.5%
2018	77.61	491^st	2480	80.2%
2019	70.64	680^th	2715	75.0%
2021	72.75	197^th	894	78.0%
2022	79.99	476^th	2740	82.6%
2023	52.24	1103^rd	2802	60.6%
2024	91.40	243^rd	2777	91.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Newcastle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	78.67	456^th	2509	81.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Newcastle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.74	555^th	2273	75.6%
2019	72.18	575^th	2407	76.1%
2021	74.40	167^th	763	78.1%
2023	40.74	1320^th	2558	48.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Newcastle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.25	630^th	1496	57.9%
2019	48.38	812^th	1602	49.3%
2022	62.28	549^th	1555	64.7%
2023	21.20	1229^th	1552	20.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Newcastle Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	263	0	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
1989	268	0	4	4	10	n/a	n/a	0	286
1990	260	0	1	3	15	n/a	n/a	0	279
1991	278	0	4	7	13	n/a	n/a	0	302
1992	297	0	4	2	7	n/a	n/a	0	310
1993	280	0	9	2	10	n/a	n/a	0	301
1994	267	0	11	6	25	n/a	n/a	0	309
1995	266	4	11	13	16	n/a	n/a	0	310
1996	266	4	11	13	16	n/a	n/a	0	310
1997	298	3	11	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	327
1998	298	2	18	20	9	n/a	n/a	0	347
1999	278	2	15	21	2	n/a	n/a	8	326
2000	269	2	12	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	305
2001	280	1	13	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	311
2002	273	4	10	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	316
2003	273	4	10	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	316
2004	262	8	11	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	308
2005	257	7	10	22	6	n/a	n/a	0	302
2006	163	4	11	16	7	n/a	n/a	0	201
2007	180	4	10	15	9	n/a	n/a	1	219
2008	175	3	9	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	205
2009	161	2	7	17	3	0	9	0	199
2010	166	1	6	21	6	0	8	0	208
2011	142	1	5	27	5	0	6	0	186
2012	140	1	3	21	6	0	5	0	176
2013	134	1	2	24	3	0	8	0	172
2014	125	1	1	18	4	0	7	0	156
2015	111	1	1	23	4	0	8	0	148
2016	108	0	1	19	2	0	11	0	141
2017	111	0	1	20	2	0	9	0	143
2018	117	0	3	25	2	0	10	0	157
2019	132	0	3	31	2	0	11	0	179
2020	138	0	2	33	2	0	12	0	187
2021	115	0	0	31	2	0	10	0	158
2022	125	0	0	24	2	0	14	0	165
2023	104	0	0	31	0	0	16	0	151
2024	8	0	0	28	1	0	128	0	165

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Newcastle Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	269	11.7	22.9	n/a
1989	286	12.0	23.8	n/a
1990	279	12.0	23.2	n/a
1991	302	13.1	23.0	n/a
1992	310	13.3	23.3	11.3
1993	301	12.4	24.3	0
1994	309	12.6	24.5	10.4
1995	310	13.9	22.3	17.4
1996	310	13.9	22.3	17.4
1997	327	15.6	21.0	12.8
1998	347	16.8	20.7	10.7
1999	326	16.3	20.0	11.3
2000	305	16.3	18.7	9.8
2001	311	15.5	20.1	8.4
2002	316	14.6	21.6	9.5
2003	316	14.6	21.6	9.5
2004	308	13.6	22.6	8.1
2005	302	15.1	20.0	6.6
2006	201	9.9	20.3	14.4
2007	219	9.0	24.3	13.3
2008	205	8.0	25.6	18.5
2009	199	8.7	22.9	19.1
2010	208	8.5	24.4	23.6
2011	186	n/a	n/a	24.7
2012	176	9.2	18.9	n/a
2013	172	8.8	19.4	36
2014	156	9.4	16.5	34.6
2015	148	10.0	14.8	32.4
2016	141	10.0	14.1	36.9
2017	143	9.8	14.5	37.1
2018	157	10.2	15.3	38.9
2019	179	10.6	16.8	31.8
2020	187	n/a	n/a	35.8
2021	158	10.7	14.7	26.6
2022	165	10.5	15.6	18.2
2023	151	10.5	14.3	25.2
2024	165	11.1	14.7	26.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Newcastle Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	269	11.7	22.9	n/a
1989	286	12.0	23.8	n/a
1990	279	12.0	23.2	n/a
1991	302	13.1	23.0	n/a
1992	310	13.3	23.3	11.3
1993	301	12.4	24.3	0
1994	309	12.6	24.5	10.4
1995	310	13.9	22.3	17.4
1996	310	13.9	22.3	17.4
1997	327	15.6	21.0	12.8
1998	347	16.8	20.7	10.7
1999	326	16.3	20.0	11.3
2000	305	16.3	18.7	9.8
2001	311	15.5	20.1	8.4
2002	316	14.6	21.6	9.5
2003	316	14.6	21.6	9.5
2004	308	13.6	22.6	8.1
2005	302	15.1	20.0	6.6
2006	201	9.9	20.3	14.4
2007	219	9.0	24.3	13.3
2008	205	8.0	25.6	18.5
2009	199	8.7	22.9	19.1
2010	208	8.5	24.4	23.6
2011	186	n/a	n/a	24.7
2012	176	9.2	18.9	n/a
2013	172	8.8	19.4	36
2014	156	9.4	16.5	34.6
2015	148	10.0	14.8	32.4
2016	141	10.0	14.1	36.9
2017	143	9.8	14.5	37.1
2018	157	10.2	15.3	38.9
2019	179	10.6	16.8	31.8
2020	187	n/a	n/a	35.8
2021	158	10.7	14.7	26.6
2022	165	10.5	15.6	18.2
2023	151	10.5	14.3	25.2
2024	165	11.1	14.7	26.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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