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New Castle Community Schools has the
lowest student to teacher ratio
of any surrounding school corporation.

50+ EXTRACURRICULAR & CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

We also provide activities buses in the afternoons for our middle and high school students.

Award Winning
Performing Arts

including band, choir, and theater

Excellent Athletics

a long tradition of excellence and success
in boys and girls athletics

The Most Accelerated Coursework

We offer more accelerated coursework opportunities than any other area corporation (upper level Math/Science/English, dual credit, advanced placement).

Our high school offers 16+ AP/ACP classes and 22+ dual credit classes through Indiana University, Ball State University, and Ivy Tech. Students are eligible to graduate high school with an associates degree or equivalent at no cost to our students.

Business and Community Supporters

Student Leadership

Renowned Career Center

Our excellent New Castle Career Center has earned the Early College distinction.

500+ students | 19 Programs

High Ability & Honors

We offer high ability and honors programming from 3rd grade through graduation for all content areas.

Optimal Student Achievement

We utilize the 8 steps continuous improvement model in k-8 to promote optimal student achievement and make curriculum and pacing of instruction consistent among schools.

E-Learning

We utilize e-learning for our elementary, middle and high school.

Through a partnership with the New Castle Police Department, we have four full time School Resource Officers

high school - 2 | middle school - 1 | elementary - 1 roving

We offer social/emotional support with counselors at every school. Additionally, we have social workers at three schools with more planned.

95.6%

Graduation Rate

Higher ACT scores

The New Castle ACT composite score is higher than any other surrounding school corporation (the ACT is a college entrance exam used by most universities and colleges for admissions).

Open at 7 A.M.

All of our schools open at 7 a.m. with supervision to accommodate our families and students.

Free breakfast & Lunch

Four of our elementary schools offer free breakfast and lunch to all students.

Our middle school offers free breakfast to all students.

Breakfast

  • Eastwood

  • Parker

  • Sunnyside

  • Wilbur Wright

  • Middle School

Lunch

  • Eastwood

  • Parker

  • Sunnyside

  • Wilbur Wright

James Whitcomb Riley Elementary
recently was named a Blue Ribbon School
by the Indiana Department of Education.

We offer elementary Latchkey programs
and secondary academic assistance after school.