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New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy

Public Grades 9-12

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 23% of Indiana high schools

Summary

New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Knightstown, Indiana, with a student population of just 75. The school is part of the New Castle Community School Corporation, which is ranked 239 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Indiana high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its rankings for male and white students are even lower, indicating significant achievement gaps for these subgroups. The school's four-year graduation rates have been around 88%, slightly below the state average, and it has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 24.9% in recent years. Academically, the school's performance on ILEARN and SAT tests is significantly lower than the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as New Castle High School, which is in the same district, it becomes clear that the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student outcomes. The school's small size, alternative education focus, and unique student population may contribute to the challenges it faces, and the significant decrease in free and reduced-price lunch recipients could suggest a shift in the school's demographic makeup. Addressing these challenges will require a targeted approach that considers the school's context and the needs of its student population.

Students ?

29.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,378

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

10892 N - In-140
Knightstown, IN 46148

(877) 860-0003

District: New Castle Community School Corp

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

African American:

15.5%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2024 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (57% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg30%

Indiana avg42%

331^st of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2024

From bottom 12% (2024) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the New Castle Community School Corp

239^th of 380New Castle Community School Corp among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	331 of 429	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	381 of 432	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	293 of 386	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	361 of 392	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	323 of 377	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	371 of 381	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing46%-9 vs state

Biology14%-31 vs state

Mathematics4%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	10892 N - In-140	Knightstown	46148	Rush County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 860-0003	84	3	29.6		54 (64.3%)	13 (15.5%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.7%)	23.3	331^st of 429 public high schools	22.8%		11.6	381^st of 432 public high schools	11.8%	50	45.8	4.2											14.3	$9,378	$274	$9,104
Knightstown High School	Public	9-12	8149 W US Hwy 40	Knightstown	46148	Henry County	C A Beard Memorial School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 345-5153	318	26	12.0	34.0%	297 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	45.1	229^th of 429 public high schools	46.6%		26.2	318^th of 432 public high schools	26.4%	89	51.2	22.6											25.9	$14,649	$367	$14,282
Eastern Hancock High School	Public	9-12	10320 E 250 N	Charlottesville	46117	Hancock County	Eastern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 936-5595	371	27	13.5	29.1%	358 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	65.9	101^st of 429 public high schools	76.5%		51.5	190^th of 432 public high schools	56.0%	89	54.9	27.5											53.3	$11,711	$360	$11,351
Tri Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	6972 S St Rd 103	Straughn	47387	Henry County	South Henry School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 987-7988	458	33	14.0	49.8%	437 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	36.5	280^th of 429 public high schools	34.7%		16.6	362^nd of 432 public high schools	16.2%	82	48.1	14.3	17.7	26.8	41.7	28.5	30.7	21.1	10.0	20.7	35.5	35.5	24.1	$10,361	$253	$10,108
Rushville Consolidated High School	Public	9-12	1201 Lions Path	Rushville	46173	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 932-3901	619	48	12.9	56.2%	562 (90.8%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	50.9	199^th of 429 public high schools	53.6%		52.6	182^nd of 432 public high schools	57.9%	17	56.2	25.4											28.5	$13,833	$1,063	$12,770
Morristown Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	223 S Patterson St	Morristown	46161	Shelby County	Shelby Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 763-1221	333	26	12.8	41.7%	315 (94.6%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	47.2	219^th of 429 public high schools	49.0%		56.7	157^th of 432 public high schools	63.7%	62	54.3	17.1	58.5	48.2	39.1	49.0	69.8	48.2	34.8	51.6	60.4	60.4	38.6	$12,769	$641	$12,127
New Castle Area Vocational School	Public	6-12	801 Parkview Dr	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(765) 593-6680	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Castle High School	Public	9-12	801 Parkview Dr	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 593-6670	828	72	11.5	50.5%	712 (86.0%)	16 (1.9%)	44 (5.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	38.6	273^rd of 429 public high schools	36.4%		52.5	183^rd of 432 public high schools	57.6%	90	52.2	16.5											25.5	$13,968	$2,528	$11,440
Greenfield-Central High School	Public	9-12	810 N Broadway	Greenfield	46140	Hancock County	Greenfield-Central Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 462-9211	1,413	94	15.0	37.2%	1,225 (86.7%)	45 (3.2%)	77 (5.4%)	19 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.2%)	62	127^th of 429 public high schools	70.4%		56.9	155^th of 432 public high schools	64.1%	28	60.2	23.2											45.3	$10,662	$518	$10,145
Shenandoah High School	Public	9-12	7354 W Us 36	Middletown	47356	Henry County	Shenandoah School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 354-6640	405	29	13.8	44.0%	387 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	53.7	181^st of 429 public high schools	57.8%		44.6	231^st of 432 public high schools	46.5%	50	49.5	28.6											35.1	$12,152	$274	$11,877

Frequently Asked Questions about New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy

How many students attend New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 84 students attended New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy.

What district is New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy in?

New Castle Community School Corp

Is New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy a good school?

New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy?

Students at New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy are 64% White, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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