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What's the most underrated thing about Academia Antonia Alonso that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
910
Elementary
STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMIA ANTONIA ALONSO·NCES 100005300359
Academia Antonia Alonso
300 North Wakefield Drive, Newark, DE 19702 · (302) 351-8200 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL910 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Delaware public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Delaware public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
50 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 56% larger than its 8th grade class (70).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.2%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
14.7%
DE avg 34.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.2% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 13.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Academia Antonia Alonso ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #97 of 108 ▲ 2 | #53 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #94 of 108 ▲ 3 | #51 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 910 | #5 of 127 | #4 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #109 of 119 | #65 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #116 of 120 | #64 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +84.2% | #3 of 37 | #3 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
910
+298 (+49%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 910 | 50 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 805 | 48 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 43 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 41 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 27.7 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 73% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academia Antonia Alonso.
Since 2017-18: students up 84% (494 to 910); teachers up 81% (27.7 to 50).
About Academia Antonia Alonso
Newark, Delaware, is home to Academia Antonia Alonso, a large elementary school. It reports enrollment of 910 students in kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in Delaware enroll around 461, and this school is 97% bigger than that mark.
Academia Antonia Alonso operates as its own local education agency.
Hispanic students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. It is also 7% White and 6% Black. New Castle County's residents are about 12% Hispanic, 74 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware is 4.3 students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Academia Antonia Alonso lands at D, ahead of 6% of Delaware public elementary schools.
In the wider New Castle County area, median household income comes to about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. New Castle County's 129 public schools enroll about 78,534 students and include Academia Antonia Alonso.
The closest school to Academia Antonia Alonso is Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School, located about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Academia Antonia Alonso.
Academia Antonia Alonso falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Academia Antonia Alonso is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Academia Antonia Alonso reported 612 students in 2020-21 and 910 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.9:1 to 18.2:1 over the same years.
The Academia Antonia Alonso discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Charter SchoolCombined · 3,109 students
- ASPIRA DelawareCombined · 1,471 students
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Glasgow High SchoolHigh · 908 students
Nearby schools
- Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School0.8 mi · 329
- Christiana High School1.1 mi · 1,425
- Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School1.3 mi · 529
- Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School1.3 mi · 469
- Delaware School for the Deaf1.8 mi · 108
- Christina Early Education Center1.9 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Academia Antonia AlonsoWhat is the total enrollment at Academia Antonia Alonso?
Academia Antonia Alonso enrolls approximately 910 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Academia Antonia Alonso serve?
Academia Antonia Alonso serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academia Antonia Alonso?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academia Antonia Alonso is approximately 18.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Academia Antonia Alonso?
Academia Antonia Alonso reports a student body of 7% White, 86% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Academia Antonia Alonso?
Academia Antonia Alonso is overseen by Academia Antonia Alonso in New Castle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.