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New Castle Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

New Castle Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 334 students in grades K-5 in New Castle, Kentucky. The school is part of the Henry County School District, which is ranked 108 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Castle Elementary School has consistently performed poorly on academic measures, ranking between 472 and 616 out of 684-700 Kentucky elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) are significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in writing where only 9% of students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 38% for the state and 20% for the county. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17% to 28% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and county averages.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Wright Elementary, Bedford Elementary School, and Painted Stone Elementary, all of which are in the Shelby County, Trimble County, and Oldham County school districts, respectively, New Castle Elementary consistently performs worse on academic measures. This suggests that the school may need to implement more targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.

326

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,255

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

182 S Property Rd
New Castle, KY 40050

(502) 845-8650

District: Henry County

Students who attend New Castle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry County Middle School
High:	Henry County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg43%

616^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Henry County

108^th of 157Henry County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	616 of 685	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	567 of 685	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	610 of 687	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	472 of 684	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	349 of 517	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	621 of 700	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	609 of 691	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	664 of 694	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	637 of 690	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	570 of 698	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	558 of 705	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.7	434 of 719	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	377 of 713	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.6	344 of 688	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.1	519 of 683	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	473 of 658	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	411 of 651	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.0	317 of 638	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	15.3	453 of 474	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	301 of 445	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	542 of 648	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	529 of 644	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	560 of 639	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	445 of 641	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	243 of 312	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	590 of 671	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	587 of 663	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	582 of 672	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	514 of 665	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	612 of 670	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	512 of 667	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	617 of 664	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	590 of 631	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	604 of 653	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	552 of 652	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	568 of 652	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	525 of 657	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	598 of 676	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	588 of 665	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	19.3	569 of 661	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	634 of 659	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	589 of 659	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	631 of 658	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	495 of 656	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	590 of 592	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	563 of 593	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics41%-6 vs state

Science27%-10 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

Reading24%-24 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Writing9%-29 vs state

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Schools Near New Castle Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
New Castle Elementary School	Public	K-5	182 S Property Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8650	326	20	16.3	58.3%	272 (83.4%)	11 (3.4%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	14.3	616^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.1%		20.8	567^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.2%	49	27.0	29.0	17.0	23.0	25.0			27.0	9.0	22.0	41.0	$16,255	$1,544	$378	$1,923	$10,301	$2,590	$12,892
Eminence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 West Broadway St	Eminence	40019	Henry County	Eminence Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-5427	455	30	15.0	42.4%	344 (75.6%)	20 (4.4%)	52 (11.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	31.1	496^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.6%		11	625^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.8%	129	46.0	29.0	38.0	49.0	33.0	41.0		29.0	22.0	24.0	43.0	$13,384	$702	$625	$1,327	$8,108	$1,984	$10,093
Campbellsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Cardinal Dr	Campbellsburg	40011	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8630	331	21	15.7	47.7%	299 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	19.5	572^nd of 685 public elementary schools	16.5%		24.8	538^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.5%	34	40.0	44.0	34.0	25.0	26.0	25.0		26.0	13.0	21.0	30.0	$14,608	$1,303	$420	$1,724	$9,297	$1,991	$11,289
Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	6928 Bethlehem Rd	Pleasureville	40057	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8640	189	15	13.0	57.1%	171 (90.5%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	50.3	334^th of 685 public elementary schools	51.2%		46.1	358^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.7%	24	70.0	37.0	39.0	56.0	39.0	51.0		29.0	41.0	44.0	46.0	$17,646	$1,591	$528	$2,120	$11,882	$2,181	$14,065
LaGrange Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 W Jefferson Street	La Grange	40031	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 222-9454	450	39	11.5	57.3%	280 (62.2%)	17 (3.8%)	126 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	60	253^rd of 685 public elementary schools	63.1%		67.7	188^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.6%	65	38.0	43.0	44.0	46.0	57.0	60.0		46.0	69.0	33.0	61.0	$18,540	$961	$78	$1,040	$12,902	$2,488	$15,588
Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	1231 E Hwy 22	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-3521	594	35	16.9	21.4%	493 (83.0%)	17 (2.9%)	29 (4.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.9%)	79.4	110^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.9%		66.1	204^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.2%	94	51.0	63.0	61.0	63.0	69.0	71.0		51.0	44.0	50.0	60.0	$14,444	$608	$88	$695	$9,648	$1,789	$11,634
Painted Stone Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 647-4505	458	33	13.7	49.6%	264 (57.6%)	32 (7.0%)	131 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	13.7	623^rd of 685 public elementary schools	9.1%		11.5	622^nd of 685 public elementary schools	9.2%	1	19.0	22.0	22.0	32.0	31.0	36.0			23.0	22.0	29.0	$14,433	$1,074	$286	$1,360	$10,475	$2,598	$13,073
Centerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	4512 S Hwy 393	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 241-1772	519	38	13.6	33.5%	420 (80.9%)	15 (2.9%)	51 (9.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	63.8	223^rd of 685 public elementary schools	67.4%		69.7	167^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.6%	56	41.0	43.0	62.0	41.0	54.0	59.0		40.0	58.0	53.0	60.0	$16,320	$699	$94	$793	$11,134	$2,073	$13,405
Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 633-5222	489	31	15.6	46.6%	326 (66.7%)	19 (3.9%)	111 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	28.2	515^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.8%		33.3	471^st of 685 public elementary schools	31.2%	44	36.0	39.0	37.0	37.0	39.0	41.0		21.0	31.0	23.0	43.0	$14,411	$857	$412	$1,270	$10,360	$2,782	$13,142
Bedford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 Mt Pleasant Rd	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-3217	421	19	22.4	57.5%	370 (87.9%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	7.4	656^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.2%		11.3	623^rd of 685 public elementary schools	9.1%	33	14.0			28.0		14.0	37.0		21.0	11.0	16.0	$12,815	$732	$70	$802	$7,695	$3,261	$10,956

Frequently Asked Questions about New Castle Elementary School

How many students attend New Castle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended New Castle Elementary School.

What district is New Castle Elementary School in?

Henry County

What schools do graduates of New Castle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Castle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry County Middle School
High : Henry County High School

What is the racial makeup of New Castle Elementary School?

Students at New Castle Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is New Castle Elementary School a good school?

New Castle Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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

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