Wilbur Wright Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · New Castle, Indiana
Wilbur Wright Elementary School in New Castle, Indiana enrolled 305 students in 2024-25 with 23.7 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
294 students in 2022-23, 327 students in 2023-24, 305 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 23.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 294 | 21.0 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 23.5 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 305 | 23.7 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; 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 316 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wilbur Wright Elementary School enrolled 316 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 316 of the 316 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent31.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.0% of students were White, 10.2% of two or more races, 7.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White81.0%
- Two or more races10.2%
- Hispanic7.9%
- Black0.7%
- Asian0.3%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Wilbur Wright Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 45‑49% | 32% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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 New Castle
7 public elementary schools in New Castle report 2024-25 enrollment; Wilbur Wright Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Valley Elementary School | 331 | 14.1 | 48.3% |
| Wilbur Wright Elementary School | 305 | 12.9 | 68.2% |
| Parker Elementary School | 278 | 12.5 | 69.4% |
| Eastwood Elementary School | 257 | 9.8 | 69.6% |
| Westwood Elementary School | 256 | 15.1 | 29.3% |
| James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School | 246 | 14.5 | 44.7% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School | 64 | 11.4 | 81.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wilbur Wright Elementary School
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 257 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Parker Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 278 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Wilbur Wright Elementary School with Eastwood Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Castle Community Schools spends per student$14,783 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,783
- The largest public schools in IndianaWilbur Wright Elementary School is the number 812 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#812 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.12.9:1
- 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 Wilbur Wright Elementary School
How many students attend Wilbur Wright Elementary School?
305 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 294 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Castle, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilbur Wright Elementary School?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wilbur Wright Elementary School a Title I school?
Wilbur Wright Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wilbur Wright Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Wilbur Wright Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Wilbur Wright Elementary School in?
New Castle Community Schools, NCES district ID 1807440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180744001292 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, 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.