Best Public Schools in Newcastle, CA

Summary:

The city of Newcastle, California is home to 4 elementary schools, including 3 public charter schools (Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter, Newcastle Charter, and Ophir STEAM Academy) and 1 traditional public school (Newcastle Elementary). These schools serve grades K-8 and have student populations ranging from 151 to 305.

The charter schools in Newcastle generally outperform the traditional public school on test scores, with Ophir STEAM Academy and Newcastle Charter ranking among the top-performing elementary schools in California. Ophir STEAM Academy has the highest statewide ranking, placing 612th out of 5,862 California elementary schools, and strong test scores, with 72.39% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 56.3% proficient or better in Mathematics. Newcastle Charter also performs well, ranking 1,090th statewide and having 69.51% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 54.71% proficient or better in Mathematics.

While not as highly ranked as the charter schools, Newcastle Elementary, the traditional public school, still performs well, with 69.31% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67.33% proficient or better in Mathematics. The schools also differ in their student-teacher ratios, with Newcastle Elementary having the lowest ratio at 14.3, while Newcastle Charter has the highest at 27.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
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	305	14	21.1	14.1%	234 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.1%)	54.1	2333^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	60.2%		64.9	1805^th of 5874 public elementary schools	69.3%	528	53.3	50.0	52.0	46.0	46.2	50.0	28.6	64.3	95.0	52.2	54.1	41.0	26.7	28.6	42.9	45.0	40.1	51.3	56.4	61.5	59.0	56.4	56.4
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	208	10	20.0	19.2%	163 (78.4%)	2 (1.0%)	29 (13.9%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	91.4	612^th of 5862 public elementary schools	89.6%		81.3	1120^th of 5874 public elementary schools	80.9%	508	53.9	47.8	51.0		73.1	76.0	70.8	69.2	78.3	72.4		84.6	73.1	50.0	34.6	39.1	56.3							$7,539
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	151	11	14.3	25.2%	104 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.6%)	90.6	663^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.2	908^th of 5874 public elementary schools	84.5%	245	58.8	69.2	63.3	76.2	63.2	76.5	64.7	64.3	69.2	69.3	71.4	63.2	76.5	64.7	64.3	61.5	67.3							$13,548
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	285	11	27.0	26.0%	208 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.7%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)	81.4	1090^th of 5862 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.1	1092^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	81.4%	2	46.2	50.0	48.0	74.1	67.6	61.5	68.3	74.4	72.2	69.5	63.0	62.2	41.0	51.2	55.8	58.3	54.7	94.3			94.3			$13,548

Cities Near Newcastle

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Penryn	2.09 mi	1	92^nd
Loomis	3.64 mi	6	69^th
Auburn	3.95 mi	12	248^th
Rocklin	6.57 mi	29	99^th
Lincoln	6.63 mi	17	223^rd

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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.