Wilbur Wright Elementary School

Regular School · New Castle, IN

Wilbur Wright Elementary School is a regular school school in New Castle, Indiana, serving grades PK–06 with 305 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

305

Teachers (FTE)

23.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	247	81%
Two or more races	31	10%
Hispanic/Latino	24	8%
Black or African American	2	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	305	139M / 166F

English Language Learners: 10 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30-34%	37.0%	186
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	42.2%	186
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	90

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.14 grade levels

Math

+0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

67 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

26.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	305	100%

Contact & Location

1950 Washington St

New Castle, IN 47362

Phone: (765)521-7217

District

New Castle Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,826

District enrollment: 2,939

Other Schools in District

Eastwood Elementary School Elementary
James Whitcomb Riley Elem School Elementary
Parker Elementary School Elementary
Westwood Elementary School Elementary
New Castle High School High
New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy High
New Castle Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 47362) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180744001292

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD