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Newcastle Elementary

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Newcastle Elementary ranks 2531 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Newcastle Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 299 students in Reseda, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and it stands out for its strong culture of attendance and consistent support for its students.

The school's most notable strength is its exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism at 13.3%, which is less than half the district average and a key advantage over many nearby schools like Bertrand Avenue Elementary. Academically, Newcastle performs solidly given its context, with math scores notably above both district and state averages. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting students with high needs, ranking significantly higher for subgroups like students with disabilities than it does overall. While its performance is stable year-to-year, unlike some peers such as Reseda Elementary which has seen large swings, an internal review shows a curious dip in 3rd-grade scores that sharply rebounds in 4th and 5th grades.

Compared to higher-performing schools in the area like the Academy for Enriched Sciences, Newcastle operates with moderate per-student spending but achieves reliable outcomes, suggesting efficient use of resources. Opportunities for growth include building on its recent improvements in supporting English Learners and enhancing science instruction. Overall, Newcastle Elementary is a stable and effectively managed school where strong attendance and targeted support create a reliable foundation for student learning.

299

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,384

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6520 Newcastle Ave.
Reseda, CA 91335-6230

(818) 343-8795

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Newcastle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Mulholland Middle
High:	Reseda Charter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

White:

8.7%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,531^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

189^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2531 of 5857	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	2416 of 5869	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	2822 of 5859	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	2511 of 5883	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	3251 of 5789	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	3103 of 5662	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	3235 of 5692	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.4	2277 of 5614	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.2	2546 of 5611	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.5	2268 of 5530	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	1544 of 5390	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	1432 of 5377	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	60.9	1933 of 5314	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	1667 of 5193	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	1635 of 5113	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.2	2829 of 5113	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.8	2571 of 4818	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.4	2228 of 4822	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.7	2115 of 4809	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	38.9	1351 of 2585	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	720 of 2128	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	928 of 3162	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	32.4	2368 of 3245	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	1608 of 3311	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	995 of 3275	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.4	2826 of 3246	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	2306 of 5597	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	2177 of 5612	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2679 of 5609	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	2151 of 5635	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	2685 of 5492	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	2740 of 5413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	1705 of 5107	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1521 of 5107	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	1798 of 5087	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1632 of 5084	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	1935 of 4963	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2079 of 4830	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	1644 of 5460	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	1468 of 5517	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	1621 of 5363	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	1130 of 5264	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	2277 of 5173	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2226 of 5084	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2587 of 5628	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2474 of 5643	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	2792 of 5638	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	2670 of 5663	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	3506 of 5510	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3164 of 5431	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	682 of 2847	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	564 of 2635	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.1	1248 of 2420	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)48th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-5	6520 Newcastle Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8795	299	15	19.9	90.6%	26 (8.7%)	8 (2.7%)	242 (80.9%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	51.4	2531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		52.7	2416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	115	33.3	33.3	31.3	53.6	55.3	46.5	28.0	47.3	45.2	40.1	95.5		95.5			$28,384	$5,330	$23,054
Bertrand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7021 Bertrand Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-1103	326	14	23.2	90.5%	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	263 (80.7%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.2%)	21.7	4690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		20.2	4845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	155	13.0	13.0	34.5	19.2	31.0	28.6	34.4	24.0	10.9	24.2						$29,468	$5,517	$23,951
Lemay Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17520 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4696	334	17	19.6	91.9%	20 (6.0%)	6 (1.8%)	286 (85.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	55.5	2280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		38.9	3238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	958	16.0	16.0	48.2	52.0	50.0	50.0	55.6	52.9	34.0	47.7						$28,978	$4,719	$24,259
Emelita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17931 Hatteras St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6353	275	14	19.6	70.9%	66 (24.0%)	10 (3.6%)	144 (52.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.1%)	44.6	2912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		55	2286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	626	34.0	34.0	28.3	50.0	47.8	41.5	30.4	44.7	34.0	35.9	96.2					$25,057	$3,930	$21,127
Garden Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	18141 Valerio St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4762	306	15	20.4	94.1%	25 (8.2%)	7 (2.3%)	244 (79.7%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	54.7	2325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		59.9	2068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	257	28.8	28.8	42.1	54.6	48.5	47.4	39.7	54.3	47.7	46.2						$27,831	$5,623	$22,208
Academy for Enriched Sciences	Public	K-5	17551 Miranda St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-8421	291	13	22.3	30.9%	92 (31.6%)	9 (3.1%)	87 (29.9%)	55 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.5%)	95.7	263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		92.6	530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	267	67.3	67.3	89.1	80.0	75.0	81.1	84.8	76.0	75.0	78.4						$22,623	$3,112	$19,511
Anatola Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7364 Anatola Ave.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8733	269	14	19.2	87.4%	17 (6.3%)	6 (2.2%)	220 (81.8%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	35.1	3568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		25.5	4319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	751	18.6	18.6	37.8	45.7	32.6	38.9	27.0	37.0	30.2	31.8	93.0		94.7		96.5	$30,784	$6,564	$24,220
Reseda Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 Amigo Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1312	378	19	19.8	87.8%	26 (6.9%)	11 (2.9%)	298 (78.8%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	59.5	2090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		41.8	3078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	988	25.0	25.0	48.2	60.4	50.0	52.6	60.7	52.1	29.2	48.0	95.2	98.1	96.2	97.1	98.1	$23,633	$4,608	$19,025
Vanalden Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19019 Delano St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5131	369	20	18.4	88.1%	61 (16.5%)	9 (2.4%)	275 (74.5%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	32.2	3781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		44.4	2898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	883	15.6	15.6	36.5	43.1	28.8	36.1	33.3	34.4	28.1	31.8	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	96.9	$27,403	$4,878	$22,525
Gault Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17000 Gault St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1933	298	15	19.8	87.9%	29 (9.7%)	7 (2.3%)	239 (80.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	36.2	3468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		45.7	2813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	655	21.8	21.8	32.0	40.0	45.1	39.0	32.7	41.3	25.5	32.7						$25,708	$4,455	$21,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Newcastle Elementary

What district is Newcastle Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Newcastle Elementary?

Students at Newcastle Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Newcastle Elementary a good school?

Newcastle Elementary ranks 2531^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Newcastle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Newcastle Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Newcastle Elementary attend?

Students who attend Newcastle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Mulholland Middle
High : Reseda Charter High

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