New Castle SHS

High school·Grades 9-12 New Castle, Pennsylvania·16101
Score
21.0/100
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#469
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
#6
In New Castle
Top 80%
In Pennsylvania

Score 21.0/100: better than 21% of Pennsylvania high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

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

English language arts
43%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 15% of them
147 students tested
Math
33%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 31% of them
147 students tested
Science
30%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 18% of them
146 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 3 published results by grade and test

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

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolKeystone42.9147
MathHigh schoolKeystone32.7147
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone29.5146

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
732
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
732
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Lawrence County

Contact

Address
300 E Lincoln Ave
New Castle, PA 16101

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Pennsylvania. 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).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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New Castle SHS at a glance

New Castle SHS is a public high school in New Castle, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the New Castle Area SD school district. It has about 732 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 43% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 33% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 21.0 out of 100: better than 21% of them, ranking #469 of 593. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged 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.