Summary:
Zip code 82701 has one listed high school, Newcastle High School, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 236 students in Weston County School District #1. Its results are strongest in ELA and grade 10 science, while grade 9 math is the clearest concern. The most important takeaway for families is that performance varies by subject and grade: the school is well above state results in grade 10 science, but below them in grade 9 math.
Newcastle’s strongest reported results are grade 10 science, at 69.0% proficient compared with 53.3% statewide, and ELA, where it exceeds the state by 6.1 percentage points in grade 9 (61.7% versus 55.6%) and 16.0 points in grade 10 (70.7% versus 54.7%). Grade 9 math is the lowest relative result: 39.6% proficient, 6.9 points below the state’s 46.5%. Grade 10 math is stronger by comparison, at 50.0%, or 5.0 points above the state. Since Newcastle is the only school listed, these are subject-and-grade standouts rather than comparisons with other local high schools.
Recent results show both improvement and setbacks: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, grade 10 science rose 14 points, while grade 9 ELA fell 16.6 points and grade 10 ELA declined 2.6 points; grade 9 math remained below the state in both years. SchoolDigger ranked Newcastle 52nd of 80 Wyoming schools in 2023–24, improved to 22nd of 83 in 2024–25, then stood at 27th of 81 in 2025–26. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 90.9%, matching the district and exceeding the state’s 83.1%; the reported student–teacher ratio was 11.8, and 28.0% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. These figures offer context, not explanations for achievement. The supplied list includes no other high school for a school-to-school comparison.
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