▁standard ▁for ▁regular ▁school ▁attend ance , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁percent ▁four - year ▁coh ort ▁gradu ation ▁goal . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁also ▁below ▁the ▁state wide ▁average ▁for ▁advanced ▁students ▁who ▁took ▁Al gebra , ▁Liter ature , ▁and ▁Bi ology ▁state ▁assess ments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Ke yst one ▁Ex am . ▁ ▁Gr adu ation ▁R ate ▁The ▁gradu ation ▁rate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁was ▁ 8 2 %, ▁according ▁to ▁N iche . ▁ ▁N iche ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁colleg es ▁students ▁choose ▁in ▁this ▁school ▁district ▁are ▁S li pp ery ▁Rock ▁University , ▁Young st own ▁State ▁University , ▁P enn ▁State ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Du ques ne ▁University , ▁West min ster ▁College , ▁Indiana ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Ed in bor o ▁University , ▁Point ▁Park ▁University , ▁and ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁University . ▁ ▁D ual ▁En roll ment ▁New ▁Castle ▁Junior ▁Senior ▁High ▁School ▁offers ▁a ▁dual ▁en roll ment ▁program . ▁This ▁state ▁program ▁perm its ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁to ▁take ▁courses , ▁at ▁local ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions , ▁to ▁ear n ▁college ▁cred its . ▁Stud ents ▁remain ▁en rolled ▁at ▁their ▁high ▁school . ▁The ▁courses ▁count ▁towards ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation ▁requirements ▁and ▁towards ▁ear ning ▁a ▁college ▁degree . ▁The ▁students ▁continue ▁to ▁have ▁full ▁access ▁to ▁activities ▁and ▁programs ▁at ▁their ▁high ▁school . ▁The ▁college ▁cred its ▁are ▁offered ▁at ▁a ▁deeply ▁disc ount ed