Summary:
The city of Newcastle, Oklahoma is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals a mix of academic performance, with Newcastle High School and Newcastle Elementary School outperforming the state average in several subjects, while Newcastle Middle School has struggled to match the state's performance.
Newcastle High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 134 out of 431 Oklahoma high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an 80.1% four-year graduation rate and performs above the state average in 11th-grade English Language Arts and U.S. History assessments. In contrast, Newcastle Elementary School has consistently outperformed the state average in 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The data also reveals that the schools in Newcastle serve a significant proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch recipients ranging from 36.73% at Newcastle Middle School to 43.82% at Newcastle Early Childhood Center. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the performance challenges observed at the middle school level, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure all students in the district have access to quality education.
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