Summary:
The 47630 ZIP code covers Newburgh, Indiana, and is served by seven public schools spanning prekindergarten through 12th grade, all within the Warrick County School Corp — a district ranked 26th of 374 in Indiana, at the 93rd percentile, with 5 stars. Combined enrollment is 5,934 students: 2,582 in elementary, 1,399 in middle and 1,953 in high school, with the high school alone holding about a third of the ZIP code's students. Six of the seven schools have 5 stars, and even the lowest-ranked school sits at the 75th percentile.
Several schools stand out. Sharon Elementary School is the strongest elementary, ranked 22 of 1,015 (98th percentile), with all-grade ELA at 74.07% and math at 80.63% against district rates of 57.86% and 63.23% — despite having the highest free/reduced lunch rate (45.99%) and highest chronic absenteeism (14.5%) in the group. Castle North Middle School ranks 14 of 486 (97th percentile) and leads middle-school math, with 7th-grade math at 70.66% versus a district 52.50%. John H Castle Elementary School is an efficiency standout: the lowest chronic absenteeism (4.9%), lowest free/reduced lunch (17.72%), lowest per-student spending ($8,991) and highest student-teacher ratio (19.3), yet still strong in math and science. Castle High School posts a 95.7% graduation rate and SAT ERW of 72.29% versus the state's 51.9%.
The main internal contrasts are worth noting. Castle South Middle School has 5 stars but trails North in ELA (56.76%) and math (57.48%), both below district, even though it spends the most per student ($10,921) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (16.0). Newburgh Elementary School remains a 5-star school but has slipped from 41st and 43rd to 63rd, with math falling from 80.6% to 72.0%. Yankeetown Elementary School is the smallest school and the only 4-star one, at the 75th percentile, with ELA at 43.54% versus the district's 57.86%; most of its grade-level scores still exceed state averages.
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