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Castle High School

Public Grades 9-12

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 94% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Castle High School is a public high school located in Newburgh, Indiana, serving 1,968 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Warrick County School Corporation, which is ranked 19th out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Castle High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Indiana, with a statewide ranking between 24th and 43rd over the past several years, and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Castle High School consistently outperforms the Warrick County School Corporation and the state of Indiana in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 60.43% of Castle High School students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to 57.14% for the Warrick County School Corporation. In SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing for 11th grade, Castle High School had 73.67% proficiency, compared to 68.59% for the Warrick County School Corporation. In SAT/Mathematics for 11th grade, Castle High School had 43.31% proficiency, compared to 36.08% for the Warrick County School Corporation. Additionally, Castle High School has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.2% to 94.1% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state average.

While Castle High School outperforms the Warrick County School Corporation and the state of Indiana in many metrics, there are some nearby schools, such as Boonville High School and William Henry Harrison High School, that have lower performance. This suggests that Castle High School may be a more desirable option for families in the region. The school's consistent ranking and performance metrics indicate that it is a valuable asset to the Newburgh community and the broader Warrick County region.

1,953

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,587

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3344 Hwy 261
Newburgh, IN 47630

(812) 853-3331

District: Warrick County School Corp

Feeder schools for Castle High School:

Elementary:	Chandler Elementary School
	John H Castle Elementary School
	Newburgh Elementary School
	Sharon Elementary School
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	Yankeetown Elementary School
Middle:	Castle North Middle School
	Castle South Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Indiana high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Indiana avg42%

26^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Warrick County School Corp

19^th of 380Warrick County 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	86.5	26 of 429	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	43 of 432	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	29 of 398	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	27 of 409	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	24 of 388	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	33 of 389	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	24 of 385	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	84.6	25 of 380	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	82.3	29 of 394	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	73.4	40 of 400	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	67.0	61 of 379	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.4	26 of 353	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	70.0	46 of 373	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.0	20 of 364	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	79.5	16 of 362	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	36 of 364	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.2	30 of 360	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	35 of 354	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	32 of 349	90.8%	★★★★★
2005	84.9	30 of 349	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	17 of 132	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	15 of 125	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	27 of 47	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.2	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	12 of 119	89.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	18 of 387	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	46 of 392	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	35 of 388	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	34 of 181	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	33 of 184	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	9 of 166	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	69.6	42 of 164	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	18 of 377	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	32 of 377	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	70.2	65 of 379	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	28 of 386	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	31 of 392	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	29 of 383	92.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	35 of 111	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	49 of 102	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	32 of 104	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	18 of 94	80.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	23 of 298	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	31 of 289	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	38 of 285	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	30 of 377	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	42 of 381	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	39 of 375	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	40 of 378	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing74%+19 vs state

Biology60%+15 vs state

Mathematics43%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Castle High School	Public	9-12	3344 Hwy 261	Newburgh	47630	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 853-3331	1,953	112	17.4	24.6%	1,596 (81.7%)	69 (3.5%)	98 (5.0%)	60 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	124 (6.3%)	86.5	26^th of 429 public high schools	93.9%		82.2	43^rd of 432 public high schools	90.0%	17	73.7	43.3	60.4	$10,587	$557	$10,029
William Henry Harrison High School	Public	9-12	211 Fielding Rd	Evansville	47715	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 477-1046	1,332	85	15.7	52.8%	601 (45.1%)	310 (23.3%)	196 (14.7%)	20 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.7%)	167 (12.5%)	33.9	292^nd of 429 public high schools	31.9%		31.2	302^nd of 432 public high schools	30.1%	10	40.5	15.8	32.4	$11,969	$1,833	$10,136
Excel Center of Evansville Southeast	Public, Charter	9-12	5001 Washington Ave	Evansville	47715	Vanderburgh County	Excel Center of Evansville Southeast	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 474-2229	158	6	26.3		74 (46.8%)	65 (41.1%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.2%)								(n/a)
Warrick Pathways and Career Center	Public	9-12	1201 American Way	Boonville	47601	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 646-6026	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Boonville High School	Public	9-12	300 N 1st St	Boonville	47601	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 897-4701	892	68	13.1	43.4%	828 (92.8%)	7 (0.8%)	26 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	61.3	130^th of 429 public high schools	69.7%		43.4	245^th of 432 public high schools	43.3%	115	55.2	21.4	53.9	$12,738	$690	$12,048
New Technical Institute	Public	9-12	1901 Lynch Rd	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-0967	264	15	17.3	39.0%	221 (83.7%)	16 (6.1%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	81.3	39^th of 429 public high schools	90.9%		83.8	39^th of 432 public high schools	91.0%		68.1	30.6	65.3	$11,435	$1,717	$9,719
Signature School Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	610 Main St	Evansville	47708	Vanderburgh County	Signature School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 421-1820	384	27	14.2	10.7%	231 (60.2%)	27 (7.0%)	27 (7.0%)	73 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	99.3	2^nd of 429 public high schools	99.5%		99.5	2^nd of 432 public high schools	99.5%		96.5	84.9	96.9	$10,641	$130	$10,511
Central High School	Public	9-12	5400 1st Ave	Evansville	47710	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8292	1,087	77	14.2	45.2%	849 (78.1%)	95 (8.7%)	56 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (7.1%)	57.2	159^th of 429 public high schools	62.9%		58.5	146^th of 432 public high schools	66.2%	13	48.3	22.0	54.0	$12,495	$2,049	$10,446
Francis Joseph Reitz High School	Public	9-12	350 Dreier Blvd	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8206	1,293	74	17.5	42.1%	1,065 (82.4%)	83 (6.4%)	40 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	92 (7.1%)	69.3	87^th of 429 public high schools	79.7%		61.9	126^th of 432 public high schools	70.8%	39	57.3	26.1	58.8	$11,641	$1,788	$9,853
North High School	Public	9-12	15331 Hwy 41 N	Evansville	47725	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8283	1,650	93	17.8	35.9%	1,223 (74.1%)	138 (8.4%)	88 (5.3%)	45 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	143 (8.7%)	74.2	65^th of 429 public high schools	84.8%		76.6	56^th of 432 public high schools	87.0%	9	56.0	28.1	66.5	$11,270	$1,687	$9,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle High School

Is Castle High School a good school?

Yes. Castle High School ranks in the top 6.1% of Indiana high schools.

What district is Castle High School in?

Warrick County School Corp

What schools feed into Castle High School?

Castle High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chandler Elementary School
Elementary : John H Castle Elementary School
Elementary : Newburgh Elementary School
Elementary : Sharon Elementary School
Elementary : Yankeetown Elementary School
Middle : Castle North Middle School
Middle : Castle South Middle School

How many students attend Castle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,953 students attended Castle High School.

What is the racial makeup of Castle High School?

Students at Castle High School are 82% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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