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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 47630

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Schools

1,399

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedCastle North Middle School14^th of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 47630 in Newburgh, Indiana is served by two middle schools — Castle North Middle School and Castle South Middle School — both covering grades 6–8 and both part of Warrick County School Corp, which ranks 26th of 374 Indiana districts (93rd percentile, 5 stars). Together they enroll 1,399 middle-school students, with 758 at Castle North and 641 at Castle South. No test scores were suppressed in this data, so all figures below can be compared directly.

Castle North Middle School is the overall leader, ranking 14th of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–26 (97th percentile, 5 stars) and holding a top-3% statewide position for three straight years. It leads in all-grade ELA (63.48% vs 56.76%) and Math (67.57% vs 57.48%), beats the district in every reported grade-level test, and posts the highest single score in the data: 7th grade Math at 70.66%. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3% is also lower than Castle South's 10.9%, and both are well below the district's 11.2% and the state's 16.7%.

Castle South Middle School is also a 5-star school, ranked 43rd of 486 (91st percentile), and its 6th grade is a clear bright spot: ELA at 67.77% and Math at 68.72%, both above Castle North. Its Science score jumped from 56.68% to 66.82% in a year (+10.14 points), nearly matching Castle North's 67.34% and moving it above the district's 61.8%. South's profile differs in other ways too — a lower student-teacher ratio (16.0 vs 18.4) and a higher free/reduced lunch rate (39.0% vs 25.2%). Both schools beat the state in every reported grade-level test, helping explain the district's strong standing.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Castle North Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Hwy 261	Newburgh	47630	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 853-7347	758	41	18.4	25.2%	588 (77.6%)	19 (2.5%)	39 (5.1%)	64 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	95.2	14^th of 486 public middle schools	97.1%		95.9	12^th of 480 public middle schools	97.5%	2	62.5	59.9	67.4	63.5	64.5	70.7	67.6	67.6	67.3	67.3	$10,767	$312	$10,456
Castle South Middle School	Public	6-8	3711 Casey Rd	Newburgh	47630	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 490-7930	641	40	16.0	39.0%	515 (80.3%)	27 (4.2%)	34 (5.3%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.3%)	88.9	43^rd of 486 public middle schools	91.2%		90.2	36^th of 480 public middle schools	92.5%	7	67.8	49.5	52.9	56.8	68.7	48.3	55.3	57.5	66.8	66.8	$11,690	$322	$11,368

Cities Near Zip Code 47630

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newburgh	1.77 mi	8	21^st
Chandler	5.24 mi	1	47^th
Evansville	6.04 mi	43	328^th
Boonville	6.6 mi	5	75^th
Richland	10.07 mi	1	19^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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