High Schools in New Castle Community School Corp

The New Castle Community School Corp district in Indiana is home to two high schools: New Castle High School and New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy. While both schools are part of the same district, New Castle High School stands out as the larger and higher-performing of the two.

New Castle High School has an enrollment of 836 students, with a racial makeup that is predominantly white (86.72%). The school's academic performance is generally stronger than the district average, with higher proficiency rates in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing (53.4%) and SAT/Mathematics (19.37%). However, both schools lag behind the state average in ILEARN/Biology proficiency. New Castle High School also has a respectable four-year graduation rate of 87.6%, though it faces a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 32.1%.

In contrast, the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy has a much smaller enrollment of 52 students and a more diverse racial makeup, with 67.31% of students being white. While the academy has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 1.6%, its academic performance is significantly lower than New Castle High School, with proficiency rates of just 22.22% in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing and 3.7% in SAT/Mathematics. The Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is also ranked 379th out of 431 Indiana high schools and has a 1-star rating, compared to New Castle High School's ranking of 171st out of 431 and a 3-star rating.