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New Castle, CO

4,896 residents•1,705 students•6 schools
Avg School Rating
3.0
out of 10
19% below Colorado avg
Test Proficiency
23%Math
37%Reading
23% below Colorado avg
School Crime Rate
1.17
per 1,000 students
77% below Colorado avg
Overall Crime Rate
16.14
per 1,000 residents
72% below Colorado avg

School Breakdown

Elementary Schools
4
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
1
Middle Schools
High Schools
1
High Schools

School Types

By Type

Public
4
Charter
0
Private
2

By Level

Elementary
4
Middle
1
High
1

These figures describe every school in New Castle; use the filters below to explore the directory.

Schools in New Castle

6 schools
4.5
Coal Ridge High School
Highpublic
3.3
Kathryn Senor Elementary School
Elementarypublic
3.1
Riverside School
Middlepublic
0.9
Elk Creek Elementary School
Elementarypublic
—
Ambleside at Skylark
Elementaryprivate
—
Liberty Classical Academy
Elementaryprivate

School Crime in New Castle

2 incidents reported at K-12 schools across New Castle in 2024 — city-wide, not specific to any one school.

School Crime Rate
77% below Colorado avg
1.17
per 1,000 students

School Offense Breakdown

Property
2

School Crime Types

  • Burglary50%
  • Theft50%

School Crime Rate is per 1,000 students enrolled. Source: FBI NIBRS 2024. Figures are city-wide; NIBRS does not report the specific school or address.

Overall Crime in New Castle

79 total incidents reported across New Castle in 2024 — all locations, city-wide.

Overall Crime Rate
72% below Colorado avg
16.14
per 1,000 residents

Offense Breakdown

Violent
21
Property
40
Drug
14
Weapons
4

Crime Types

  • Theft24%
  • Assault20%
  • Drugs18%
  • Burglary10%
  • Vandalism9%
  • Vehicle Theft6%
  • Other13%

Overall Crime Rate is per 1,000 residents. Source: FBI NIBRS 2024. City-wide totals across all reported incidents and locations.

Enrollment by School Type

1,705 students enrolled across New Castle's schools.

  • Public1,51489%
  • Private19111%

Counts students at schools that report enrollment to NCES (about 9 in 10 schools across every sector, including private). Schools with no reported enrollment are excluded. Source: NCES.

Student Demographics

Enrollment-weighted across New Castle's K-12 schools.

  • White55%
  • Hispanic42%
  • Two or More Races2%
  • Black<1%
  • Native American<1%
  • Asian<1%
48%Female52%Male
34%Free/Reduced Lunch
Sources: FBI NIBRS 2024 (crime) · U.S. Census Bureau 2025 (population) · NCES (schools).Crime figures are city-wide and not specific to any individual school.