Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · New Castle, Pennsylvania
Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center in New Castle, Pennsylvania enrolled 736 students in 2024-25 with 52.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
775 students in 2022-23, 778 students in 2023-24, 736 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 52.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 775 | 49.0 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 51.0 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 736 | 52.0 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 747 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center enrolled 747 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 747 of the 747 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent29.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.2% of students were White, 23.0% of two or more races, 22.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White46.2%
- Two or more races23.0%
- Black22.1%
- Hispanic8.2%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in New Castle
7 public elementary schools in New Castle report 2024-25 enrollment; Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center | 736 | 14.1 | 100.0% |
| Mohawk Elementary School | 709 | 15.8 | 34.7% |
| Washington Intrmd School | 707 | 14.6 | 99.9% |
| Neshannock Memorial Elementary School | 688 | 15.3 | 29.1% |
| Laurel Elementary School | 503 | 16.2 | 36.2% |
| Shenango Elementary School | 485 | 12.7 | 100.0% |
| Union Memorial Elementary School | 320 | 11.2 | 64.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center
- Washington Intrmd SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 707 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Shenango Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 485 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center with Washington Intrmd SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Castle Area SD spends per student$18,752 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,752
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaHarry W Lockley Early Learning Center is the number 110 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#110 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center
How many students attend Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center?
736 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 775 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Castle, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center?
14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center a Title I school?
Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center in?
New Castle Area SD, NCES district ID 4216620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421662007541 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.