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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in New Castle County, Delaware

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in New Castle County, Delaware, drawn from 76 qualifying public schools. Pulaski Early Education Center leads the list at -69.6%, against a median of -14.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

New Castle County, Delaware

Best Enrollment change

-69.6%

Median Enrollment change

-14.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Pulaski Early Education Center	Wilmington, DE	Christina School District	306	93	-69.6%
2	Great Oaks Charter School	Wilmington, DE	Great Oaks Charter School	448	149	-66.7%
3	Stubbs Early Education Center	Wilmington, DE	Christina School District	283	148	-47.7%
4	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	836	451	-46.1%
5	duPont (Alexis I.) High School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	999	550	-44.9%
6	Skyline Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	627	408	-34.9%
7	Keene (William B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	626	408	-34.8%
8	New Castle Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	586	383	-34.6%
9	Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	483	324	-32.9%
10	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	782	529	-32.4%
11	Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	348	244	-29.9%
12	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	967	681	-29.6%
13	Leasure (May B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	447	316	-29.3%
14	Downes (John R.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	486	346	-28.8%
15	Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	258	185	-28.3%
16	Oberle (William) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Christina School District	697	512	-26.5%
17	Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	460	347	-24.6%
18	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Wilmington, DE	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	732	557	-23.9%
19	Castle Hills Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	598	462	-22.7%
20	Forest Oak Elementary School	Newark, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	554	429	-22.6%
21	Townsend Early Childhood Center	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	227	176	-22.5%
22	Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	530	413	-22.1%
23	Middletown High School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	1,569	1,231	-21.5%
24	Stanton Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	707	558	-21.1%
25	Bedford (Gunning) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	1,067	846	-20.7%
26	Downie (Carrie) Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	408	324	-20.6%
27	Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	388	310	-20.1%
28	Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Appoquinimink School District	622	499	-19.8%
29	McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	762	615	-19.3%
30	McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	394	319	-19.0%
31	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	899	730	-18.8%
32	Appoquinimink High School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	1,652	1,357	-17.9%
33	Maple Lane Elementary School	Claymont, DE	Brandywine School District	441	363	-17.7%
34	Brookside Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	315	260	-17.5%
35	Cedar Lane Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	768	634	-17.4%
36	Concord High School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	1,182	994	-15.9%
37	Read (George) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	775	662	-14.6%
38	Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	317	271	-14.5%
39	Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	547	469	-14.3%
40	Richey Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	446	382	-14.3%
41	Southern Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	838	729	-13.0%
42	Richardson Park Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	589	522	-11.4%
43	Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	371	329	-11.3%
44	North Star Elementary School	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	664	589	-11.3%
45	Linden Hill Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	599	532	-11.2%
46	Springer Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	873	776	-11.1%
47	Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary	Bear, DE	Colonial School District	1,180	1,052	-10.8%
48	Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	487	436	-10.5%
49	Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	378	340	-10.1%
50	Townsend Elementary School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	483	435	-9.9%

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