# Newcastle Elementary

Newcastle Elementary is a elementary district in Placer County, California. Reading proficiency is 70.6%, +9.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 58.1%, +0.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/newcastle-elementary |
| County | Placer |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 2,172 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $25,075 |
| Low-Income Students | 24 (14.4%) |
| English Learners | 5 (3.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 61.2% | 317 |
| 2024 | 69.2% | 325 |
| 2025 | 70.6% | 344 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 58.0% | 317 |
| 2024 | 58.5% | 325 |
| 2025 | 58.1% | 346 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 54.7% | 64.0% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | 71.4% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | 72.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 44.2% | 64.0% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | 62.6% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | 59.7% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 63.1% |
| 2024 | N/A | 70.9% |
| 2025 | N/A | 72.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 59.8% |
| 2024 | N/A | 59.4% |
| 2025 | N/A | 58.9% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aron Ballou | Clerk | aballou@newcastle.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jacqueline Lostritto | Trustee | jlostritto@newcastle.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| John McCall | President | jmccall@newcastle.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Sarah Gillmore | Trustee | sgillmore@newcastle.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Wendy Sokalskiy | Trustee | wsokalskiy@newcastle.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Creekside Charter | Olympic Valley | 90.0% | 82.1% | 86.1% | -1.4 | -5.1 |
| 2 | Rocklin Academy Gateway | Rocklin | 77.0% | 70.9% | 73.9% | +0.9 | +1.8 |
| 3 | Newcastle Elementary | Newcastle | 67.5% | 61.4% | 64.5% | +9.1 | +3.0 |
| 4 | Newcastle Charter | Newcastle | 72.2% | 56.5% | 64.3% | +9.7 | -1.4 |
| 5 | Squaw Valley Preparatory | Olympic Valley | 72.2% | 55.9% | 64.0% | -11.8 | -15.1 |
| 6 | Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter | Newcastle | 58.7% | 44.8% | 51.7% | +2.5 | +0.5 |