▁econom ically ▁dis adv ant aged , ▁ 0 . 3 % ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁are ▁English ▁language ▁learn ers , ▁and ▁ 1 8 . 5 % ▁of ▁students ▁are ▁en rolled ▁in ▁special ▁education . ▁ 3 . 0 % ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁are ▁considered ▁' g ift ed '. ▁ ▁All ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁free ▁school ▁l unch ▁and ▁breakfast , ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁financial ▁status . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Castle ▁area ▁school ▁district ▁funds ▁different ▁activities ▁for ▁academ ically ▁advanced ▁students . ▁Below ▁is ▁what ▁is ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁district : ▁ ▁Pennsylvania ▁Junior ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁Hon ors ▁Integr ated ▁Science , ▁Hon ors ▁Bi ology , ▁Hon ors ▁Chem istry , ▁AP ▁Physics , ▁AP ▁Bi ology , ▁and ▁AP ▁Chem istry ▁attend ▁the ▁annual ▁Pennsylvania ▁Junior ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁regional ▁competition ▁at ▁S li pp ery ▁Rock ▁University . ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁particip ate ▁and ▁win ▁a ▁first ▁place ▁award ▁for ▁their ▁project ▁get ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁P enn ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁State ▁College ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁to ▁present ▁their ▁project ▁again . ▁At ▁the ▁meet ▁in ▁State ▁College ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁ 8 2 ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁participated , ▁and ▁of ▁these , ▁ 2 4 ▁of ▁them ▁won ▁first ▁place ▁awards ▁- ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁for ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁V EX