Charter School of New Castle

K-8 school·Grades K-8·Charter New Castle, Delaware·19720
Score
57.7/100
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#6
Among 13 Delaware K-8 schools
Top 47%
In Delaware

Score 57.7/100: better than 57% of Delaware K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Delaware, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Delaware schools.

English language arts
32%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 34%, better than 57% of them
515 students tested
Math
23%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 26%, better than 57% of them
519 students tested
Science
12%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 18%, better than 45% of them
183 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 23 published results by grade and test

As published by Delaware Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment31.679
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment34.182
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment36.086
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment26.786
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment29.485
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment33.097
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment31.8515
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment26.679
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment26.882
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment22.485
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment21.792
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment21.484
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment19.697
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment22.9519
ScienceGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)20.986
ScienceGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)hidden (small group)—
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)12.0183
Social studiesGrade 4Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)22.970
Social studiesGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)65.478
Social studiesGrade 6Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)33.390
Social studiesGrade 7Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)51.981
Social studiesGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)24.594
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)39.2413

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
764
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
764
Typical K-8 school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
New Castle County

Contact

Address
170 Lukens Drive
New Castle, DE 19720

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Delaware. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Charter School of New Castle at a glance

Charter School of New Castle is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in New Castle, Delaware, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Charter School of New Castle school district. It has about 764 students (a typical Delaware K-8 school has 572).

In 2025-26 state tests, 32% in English language arts (similar schools: 34%) and 23% in math (similar schools: 26%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware K-8 schools, it scores 57.7 out of 100: better than 57% of them, ranking #6 of 13. Its English language arts result fell by 4 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.