▁Best ▁District ▁for ▁Athlet es ▁in ▁Pennsylvania : ▁# 4 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 4 9 8 ▁school ▁districts . ▁▁ ▁Most ▁D iverse ▁District s ▁in ▁Pennsylvania : ▁# 5 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁school ▁districts . ▁▁ ▁Best ▁Places ▁to ▁Te ach ▁in ▁Pennsylvania : ▁# 2 2 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁school ▁districts . ▁▁ ▁Best ▁Te ach ers ▁in ▁Pennsylvania : ▁# 2 3 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁school ▁districts . ▁ ▁County - W ide ▁Rank ings ▁▁▁ ▁Best ▁District ▁for ▁Athlet es ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁County : ▁# 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 8 ▁school ▁districts . ▁▁ ▁Best ▁Places ▁to ▁Te ach ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁County : ▁# 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 8 ▁school ▁districts . ▁▁ ▁Best ▁Te ach ers ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁County : ▁# 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 8 ▁school ▁districts . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁achiev ement ▁ ▁District ▁A Y P ▁Status ▁History ▁The ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁has ▁been ▁under ▁Warning ▁A Y P ▁status ▁due ▁to ▁missing ▁academic ▁metrics ▁in ▁reading ▁and ▁mathematics ▁couple d ▁with ▁a ▁low ▁gradu ation ▁rate ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁student ▁group ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁standard ▁demonstr ating ▁growth ▁in ▁English ▁Language ▁Arts / Liter ature , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Mathemat ics / Al gebra ▁ 1 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁student ▁group ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁performance