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Best Public Schools in Newcastle, CA

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1,046

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5-star school

Top rankedNewcastle Charter565^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Newcastle Charter up 546 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Newcastle, California, has four schools serving kindergarten through grade 8: Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter, Newcastle Charter, Ophir STEAM Academy, and Newcastle Elementary. Results are available for all four in 2024–2025, but only three in 2025–2026. The most important finding is that every school was above state results in all three subjects in 2024–2025, and the three with newer results also beat the state in every subject.

Newcastle Charter is the strongest overall in the latest results, leading the three schools with 2025–2026 scores at 78% in English language arts (ELA), 66% in math, and 74% in science. It scored 13 points higher than the lowest school, Ophir STEAM Academy, in ELA, 9 points higher in math, and 14 points higher in science. Ophir was still above the state in every subject. Newcastle Elementary fell between them in all three. In 2024–2025, Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter had the lowest results in all three subjects, while Ophir had the strongest science result and Newcastle Elementary led in math.

Results improved on average across the three schools with scores in both years: about 1 point in ELA, 5 in math, and 4 in science. Newcastle Charter rose in all three subjects, while Ophir STEAM Academy was mixed, gaining 5 points in math but falling 7 in ELA and 9 in science. Ophir’s all-grades results also hide grade-level differences: its grade 7 math result was 82%, versus 38% statewide, while grade 3 ELA was 41%, versus 44% statewide. SchoolDigger ranked Newcastle Charter at the 90th percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026; Newcastle Elementary was at the 81st percentile with 4 stars, and Ophir at the 65th percentile with 3 stars. For context, the reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 were 12% at Harvest Ridge, 18% at Newcastle Charter, 21% at Ophir, and 13% at Newcastle Elementary; these figures do not form a simple pattern with results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	9050 Old State Hwy.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 259-1425	349	16	21.6	12.3%	275 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	65.6	1797^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.1%		68.1	1685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%	112	51.4	40.0	46.2	46.3	54.3	51.4	51.1	69.6	69.0	55.3	56.1	62.9	42.9	37.8	43.5	28.6	45.9	9%	0%	$11,226	$286	$10,940
Ophir STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	1373 Lozanos Rd.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-3495	200	10	19.2	21.0%	154 (77.0%)	3 (1.5%)	29 (14.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	60.9	2039^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.9%		76.6	1302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%	737	33.3	73.9	60.0	40.7	45.8	50.0	85.2	82.1	73.9	64.5	44.4	37.5	33.3	63.0	82.1	65.2	56.7			$16,013	$969	$15,044
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	164	12	14.0	13.4%	129 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	80.3	1121^st of 5817 public elementary schools	80.7%		78.3	1226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%	105	62.5	73.7	67.4	62.5	52.2	73.9	69.6	93.8	80.0	71.1	75.0	47.8	69.6	39.1	68.8	80.0	62.0	≥ 95%		$26,112	$1,234	$24,878
Newcastle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	333	12	28.6	18.3%	241 (72.4%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	91.6	565^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.3%		81.1	1111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.0%	546	81.8	67.5	74.0	79.3	60.0	85.3	86.8	78.6	80.0	78.0	69.0	65.0	64.7	65.8	66.7	65.9	66.1	≥ 95%		$10,128	$00	$10,128

Cities Near Newcastle

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Penryn	2.09 mi	1	43^rd
Loomis	3.64 mi	6	90^th
Auburn	3.95 mi	11	456^th
Rocklin	6.57 mi	29	113^th
Lincoln	6.63 mi	17	286^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.