Schools in Henry · New Castle Community School Corporation
Henry’s public schools score below 54% of Indiana districts
The public schools Henry’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 8 pts vs IN 43%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 6 pts vs IN 36%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs IN 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 10% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IN 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools
9
2,797 students
The School Grade
How Henry compares
C+ Test scoresB Graduation
Indiana school districts we grade (390)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (852)Better than 33%
Towns in Henry County (13)Better than 62%
High confidence. Built on 1,510 tested students and a graduating class of 223; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Indiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Indiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Henry.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Henry’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary School and James Whitcomb Riley Elem School.
5 schools teach K in Henry’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary School and Westwood Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Henry’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary School and Westwood Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Henry’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary School and Westwood Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Henry’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary School and Westwood Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Henry’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary School and Westwood Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Henry’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary School and Westwood Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 6th grade in Henry’s district. Which one depends on your address: New Castle Middle School, Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary School and Westwood Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–65 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8New Castle Middle SchoolNew Castle Community School Corporation
9–12New Castle High SchoolNew Castle Community School Corporation
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
New Castle Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 2,881 students
$15,099IN $13,688
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading35%
State average 42.6%
Math30%
State average 35.8%
Henry vs. its neighbors
Henry’s schools rank 3rd of 7 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Indiana districts.
Every school in Henry
9 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Wilbur Wright Elementary School
C+305 students13:1Rate it →
Parker Elementary School
C−278 students12:1Rate it →
Eastwood Elementary School
C257 students10:1Rate it →
Westwood Elementary School
B+256 students15:1Rate it →
James Whitcomb Riley Elem School
B+246 students14:1Rate it →
Middle
High
Private & other
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Henry
There’s no college in Henry, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Ball State University in Muncie, 19.8 miles away.
Ball State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Muncie
19.8 mi15,060 students
Anderson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Anderson
20 mi1,119 students
Earlham CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond
25.8 mi672 students
Bethany Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond
25.9 mi10 students
Indiana University-EastUniversity or college · Public · Richmond
26.9 mi918 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Henry. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.