How does Newcastle Charter compare to other elementary schools in Newcastle?

Newcastle Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 60.3/100, placing it at the 84th percentile statewide. 33% of students exceed standard, with a total of 924 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Newcastle Charter?

32.7% of students at Newcastle Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 64.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Newcastle Charter improving or declining?

Newcastle Charter's proficiency rate increases by 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Newcastle Charter?

2.7% of students at Newcastle Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Newcastle Charter

Newcastle Elementary Newcastle Placer County 95658 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

924 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

334 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

30:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

36%

Teachers

11 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 14.4%

White 6.3%

Asian 1.5%

Other 77.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Newcastle Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	32.7%
Met Standard	32.0%
Below Standard	35.3%

Exceeded

32.7%

Met

32.0%

Below

35.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Newcastle Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

32.7% of students exceeded standard while 32.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Newcastle Elementary district average of 31.3%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.1 points higher (vs 27.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 2.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

32.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

64.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+0.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

2.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

924

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	39	35.9%	28.2%	15.4%	20.5%	64.1%
4th	29	37.9%	41.4%	17.2%	3.5%	79.3%
5th	41	36.6%	43.9%	14.6%	4.9%	80.5%
6th	39	23.1%	33.3%	35.9%	7.7%	56.4%
7th	42	38.1%	42.9%	14.3%	4.8%	81.0%
8th	40	32.5%	40.0%	20.0%	7.5%	72.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	39	35.9%	33.3%	17.9%	12.8%	69.2%
4th	29	41.4%	31.0%	27.6%	0.0%	72.4%
5th	41	31.7%	21.9%	41.5%	4.9%	53.7%
6th	40	17.5%	10.0%	35.0%	37.5%	27.5%
7th	42	35.7%	26.2%	26.2%	11.9%	61.9%
8th	41	26.8%	31.7%	26.8%	14.6%	58.5%

Nearby schools

2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.6

Ophir STEAM Academy

Loomis Union Elementary · 1.8 mi

59.2

Newcastle Elementary

Newcastle Elementary · 0 mi

56.0

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