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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Delaware

Across Delaware, 78 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Pulaski Early Education Center leads the list at -69.6%, against a median of -13.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Delaware

Best Enrollment change

-69.6%

Median Enrollment change

-13.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Pulaski Early Education Center	Wilmington, DE	Christina School District	306	93	-69.6%
2	North Laurel Early Learning Academy	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	682	273	-60.0%
3	Stubbs Early Education Center	Wilmington, DE	Christina School District	283	148	-47.7%
4	Keene (William B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	626	408	-34.8%
5	New Castle Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	586	383	-34.6%
6	Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	483	324	-32.9%
7	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	782	529	-32.4%
8	Allen Frear Elementary School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	734	504	-31.3%
9	Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	348	244	-29.9%
10	Smyrna Elementary School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	595	420	-29.4%
11	Leasure (May B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	447	316	-29.3%
12	Downes (John R.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	486	346	-28.8%
13	Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	258	185	-28.3%
14	Hartly Elementary School	Hartly, DE	Capital School District	332	240	-27.7%
15	Oberle (William) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Christina School District	697	512	-26.5%
16	Clayton (John M.) Elementary School	Frankford, DE	Indian River School District	595	446	-25.0%
17	Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	460	347	-24.6%
18	W. B. Simpson Elementary School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	615	465	-24.4%
19	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Wilmington, DE	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	732	557	-23.9%
20	Castle Hills Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	598	462	-22.7%
21	Forest Oak Elementary School	Newark, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	554	429	-22.6%
22	Townsend Early Childhood Center	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	227	176	-22.5%
23	Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	530	413	-22.1%
24	Lake Forest North Elementary School	Felton, DE	Lake Forest School District	544	424	-22.1%
25	Downie (Carrie) Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	408	324	-20.6%
26	Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	388	310	-20.1%
27	Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Appoquinimink School District	622	499	-19.8%
28	McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	394	319	-19.0%
29	Maple Lane Elementary School	Claymont, DE	Brandywine School District	441	363	-17.7%
30	Brookside Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	315	260	-17.5%
31	Cedar Lane Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	768	634	-17.4%
32	Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	352	297	-15.6%
33	J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center	Magnolia, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	536	454	-15.3%
34	Lake Forest South Elementary School	Harrington, DE	Lake Forest School District	479	407	-15.0%
35	Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	317	271	-14.5%
36	Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	547	469	-14.3%
37	Richey Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	446	382	-14.3%
38	Southern Delaware School of the Arts	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	469	404	-13.9%
39	Lord Baltimore Elementary School	Ocean View, DE	Indian River School District	647	557	-13.9%
40	Southern Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	838	729	-13.0%
41	North Dover Elementary School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	382	333	-12.8%
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	Long Neck Elementary School	Millsboro, DE	Indian River School District	800	712	-11.0%
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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