Summary:
ZIP code 82701 has two listed elementary schools, Newcastle Elementary K-2 and Newcastle Elementary 3-5, serving kindergarten through grade 5 at the same address in Weston County School District #1. Test scores are available only for the grades 3-5 school, so the data cannot support an academic comparison between the two schools. The clearest overall finding is that the tested school was above state proficiency results in five of six grade-level ELA and math comparisons in 2025-2026.
Newcastle Elementary 3-5 stands out most in grade 5 ELA and math, with 74.1% proficient in both subjects—12.8 and 13.1 percentage points above the state, respectively. Grade 4 science was another strong result: 73.8% proficient, 17.6 points above the state. The weakest state comparison was grade 3 math: 60.3% proficient, 0.9 points below the state’s 61.2%; grade 3 ELA was 60.3%, or 4.6 points above state results. There is no score-based “top” or “bottom” comparison between the two schools because the K-2 school has no reported scores here.
Results changed differently by grade and subject: the school’s average math lead over the state narrowed from 17.2 points in 2024-2025 to 7.8 points in 2025-2026, while its average ELA lead eased from 10.7 to 9.4 points. Grade 4 science improved from 58.6% to 73.8% proficient, widening its state advantage from 3.3 to 17.6 points. SchoolDigger ranks the grades 3-5 school 32nd of 148 schools (78th percentile) in 2025-2026, compared with 26th of 149 (83rd percentile) the previous year; SchoolDigger gives the district rank 7 of 44, the 84th percentile, and four stars. As context, reported student-teacher ratios were 9.5 at the K-2 school and 10 at the grades 3-5 school; free/reduced-lunch eligibility was 46.6% and 36.3%, respectively. These figures describe school context, not a reason for achievement differences.
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