▁year , ▁ 8 0 ▁students ▁were ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁The ▁building ' s ▁principal ▁is ▁Mr . ▁Joe ▁Anderson . ▁ ▁District ▁Rank ings ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 4 5 9 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁districts ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Business ▁Times ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁based ▁on ▁student ▁P SS A ▁standard ized ▁test ▁scores . ▁The ▁year ▁prior , ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁r ated ▁ 4 4 1 st ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁school ▁districts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁N iche , ▁a ▁website ▁that ▁ranks ▁school ▁districts ▁throughout ▁the ▁country , ▁r ated ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁a ▁' C + '. This ▁includes ▁a ▁' C ' ▁in ▁Academ ics , ▁a ▁' A - ' ▁in ▁D iversity , ▁a ▁' B +' ▁for ▁Te ach ers , ▁a ▁' C +' ▁in ▁College ▁P rep , ▁a ▁' C +' ▁in ▁Club s ▁& ▁Activ ities , ▁a ▁' C ' ▁in ▁Health ▁& ▁Saf ety , ▁a ▁' B ' ▁in ▁Administration , ▁an ▁' A ' ▁in ▁Sports , ▁an ▁' A - ' ▁in ▁food , ▁and ▁a ▁' B +' ▁in ▁Resources ▁& ▁Fac ilities . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁they ▁ranked ▁the ▁school ▁among ▁other ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁for ▁specific ▁topics . ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁results . ▁ ▁State - W ide ▁Rank ings ▁▁▁