Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100019000057
Booker T. Washington Elementary School
901 Forest Street, Dover, DE 19904 · (302) 672-1900 · Kent County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Booker T. Washington Elementary School→William Henry Middle School
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DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
DE avg 41.4% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
31.7%
DE avg 34.0% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 36.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Booker T. Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #67 of 108 ▼ 10 | #18 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #58 of 108 ▼ 3 | #15 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #105 of 127 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #10 of 119 | #2 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #92 of 120 | #22 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #32 of 37 | #9 of 9 |
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
314
+34 (+12%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 314 | 31 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 30 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 32 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 37 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 30 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 55% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 61% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 42% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booker T. Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (299 to 314); teachers up 3% (30 to 31).
About Booker T. Washington Elementary School
Booker T. Washington Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Dover, Delaware. Enrollment stands at 314 students, covering kindergarten through 4. The school is 32% below the average for elementary schools in Delaware.
Capital School District has 14 schools and 6,491 students, and Booker T. Washington Elementary School is one of those schools.
Black students are 62% of those enrolled at Booker T. Washington Elementary School. Other reported shares: 18% White, 9% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That compares with about 27% Black among all Kent County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Teacher count: 31 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Delaware, 13.9:1, is higher.
American Community Survey estimates for Kent County show that median household income comes to about $74,477, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Kent County has 55 public schools with about 31,256 students, including Booker T. Washington Elementary School.
Booker T. Washington Elementary School's nearest public school is William Henry Middle School (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school grew from 280 students in 2020-21 to 314 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 7.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.1:1.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
187,604
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
31,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Capital School District
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Middle School of InnovationMiddle · 690 students
- Middle School of ExcellenceMiddle · 608 students
- South Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- William Henry Middle SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Towne Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Middle School of InnovationMiddle · 690 students
- Middle School of ExcellenceMiddle · 608 students
- Early College School at Del StateHigh · 583 students
- South Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- W. Reily Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Other Booker T. Washington Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Booker T. Washington Elementary. Booker T. Washington Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Booker T. Washington ElementarySuffolk, VA · 362 students
- Booker T. Washington ElementaryEl Centro, CA · 351 students
- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYHOBBS, NM · 155 students
Nearby schools
- William Henry Middle School0.1 mi · 432
- Kent County Community School0.1 mi · 274
- Kent County Secondary ILC0.3 mi · 107
- Academy Of Dover Charter School0.3 mi · 443
- Campus Community School0.4 mi · 409
- Fairview Elementary School0.7 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Booker T. Washington Elementary SchoolHow large is Booker T. Washington Elementary School?
Booker T. Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Booker T. Washington Elementary School serve?
Booker T. Washington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Booker T. Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Booker T. Washington Elementary School is approximately 10.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Booker T. Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Booker T. Washington Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 9% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Booker T. Washington Elementary School public or private?
Booker T. Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Capital School District.
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