Elementary · Indiana

Parker Elementary School

Free meals for all

Parker Elementary School, a public elementary school in New Castle, Indiana: grades pre-k–5, 278 students, 12.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New Castle Community School Corp.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 278
Teachers (FTE): 22.3
Students per teacher: 12.5
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 85% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 15.0 · 1,054 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 73% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in Indiana

Median 433 · 1,058 schools compared

Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant town
Run by: New Castle Community School Corp

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New Castle Community School Corp.

Location

Address: 1819 Roosevelt, New Castle, IN 47362
Phone: (765)521-7209
City or town: New Castle
County: Henry County

Quality of life in New Castle Schools in New Castle

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Eastwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	257	9.8	0.9 mi
James Whitcomb Riley Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	246	14.5	0.9 mi
Wilbur Wright Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	305	12.9	1.7 mi
Westwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	256	15.1	2.4 mi
Tri Elementary School	K–5	358	15.9	5.6 mi
Blue River Valley Elementary Sch	Pre-K–6	331	14.1	6.3 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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