Newcastle Charter

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Newcastle, California

Newcastle Charter in Newcastle, California enrolled 333 students in 2024-25 with 11.6 full-time teachers, 28.7 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 57-72% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

285 students in 2022-23, 334 students in 2023-24, 333 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.6 to 11.6.

Students enrolled at Newcastle Charter by school year2022-23: 285, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-232852023-243342024-25333
Students enrolled at Newcastle Charter by school year2022-23: 285, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-232852023-243342024-25333
Students enrolled at Newcastle Charter by school year2022-23: 285, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-232852023-243342024-25333
Students enrolled at Newcastle Charter by school year2022-23: 285, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-232852023-243342024-25333
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328510.627.0
2023-2433411.229.9
2024-2533311.628.7

28.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Newcastle Charter 28.7; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNewcastle Charter 28.7state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Newcastle Charter 28.7; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNewcastle Charter 28.7state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Newcastle Charter 28.7; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNewcastle Charter 28.7state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Newcastle Charter 28.7; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNewcastle Charter 28.7state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

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 264 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Newcastle Charter enrolled 264 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 264 of the 264 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent24.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.4% of students were White, 15.3% Hispanic, 9.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White72.4%
  2. Hispanic15.3%
  3. Two or more races9.3%
  4. Asian1.5%
  5. American Indian0.9%
  6. Black0.6%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Newcastle Charter scored proficient or above: 57-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257‑72%60‑69%45%
Math, 2022-2358%48‑57% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Newcastle

4 public elementary schools in Newcastle report 2024-25 enrollment; Newcastle Charter is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter34921.712.3%
Newcastle Charter33328.718.3%
Ophir STEAM Academy20019.321.0%
Newcastle Elementary16414.112.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Newcastle Charter

  1. Newcastle ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 164 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Harvest Ridge Cooperative CharterThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 349 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  3. Compare Newcastle Charter with Newcastle ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Newcastle Elementary Charter School spends per student$16,654 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,654
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaNewcastle Charter is the number 4,423 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,423 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher28.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.28.7:1
  7. 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 Newcastle Charter

  1. How many students attend Newcastle Charter?
    333 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 285 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Newcastle, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Newcastle Charter?
    28.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Newcastle Charter a Title I school?
    Newcastle Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Newcastle Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Newcastle Charter scored proficient or above: 57-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Newcastle Charter in?
    Newcastle Elementary Charter School, NCES district ID 0627120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062712011001 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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