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What's the most underrated thing about Brandywine Springs School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
941
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000104
Brandywine Springs School
2916 Duncan Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 · (302) 636-5681 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL941 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Delaware public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.3:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · 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 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (98).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
46.1%
DE avg 41.4% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
39.2%
DE avg 34.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.1% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 37.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brandywine Springs School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #44 of 108 ▲ 11 | #22 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #37 of 108 ▲ 5 | #22 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 941 | #3 of 127 | #2 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #85 of 119 | #56 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #103 of 120 | #57 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #57 of 78 | #42 of 50 |
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
941
-32 (-3%) vs 2020
+55% since 2000-01, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 941 | 61.5 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 60.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 945 | 61.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 973 | 59 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,006 | 58 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 981 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 12% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 1,084 | 64 | 16.9:1 | 14% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 4% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandywine Springs School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,006 to 941); teachers up 6% (58 to 61.5).
About Brandywine Springs School
Brandywine Springs School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Wilmington, Delaware. Enrollment totals 941 students across kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 104% larger than the 461-student average for elementary schools in Delaware.
Red Clay Consolidated School District runs Brandywine Springs School along with 26 other schools, enrolling 14,444 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Brandywine Springs School is 67% White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 54% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Delaware average 13.9:1.
Brandywine Springs School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Delaware public elementary schools.
The school is in New Castle County, where median household income comes to about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. New Castle County counts 129 public schools with about 78,534 students.
Brandywine Springs School is about 1.0 miles from Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School, its nearest public school. Brandywine Springs School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 3% across 4 years, from 973 in 2020-21 to 941 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh · 941 students
- McKean (Thomas) High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- William F. Cooke Jr. ElementaryElementary · 613 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Odyssey Charter SchoolCombined · 2,286 students
- Delcastle Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School1.0 mi · 310
- McKean (Thomas) High School1.2 mi · 920
- Dickinson (John) School1.5 mi · 1,027
- Marbrook Elementary School1.5 mi · 465
- Gateway Charter School1.5 mi · 211
- William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary1.8 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Brandywine Springs SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brandywine Springs School?
Brandywine Springs School enrolls approximately 941 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Brandywine Springs School serve?
Brandywine Springs School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Brandywine Springs School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Brandywine Springs School.
What is the student diversity at Brandywine Springs School?
Student demographics at Brandywine Springs School are roughly 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Brandywine Springs School in?
Brandywine Springs School is part of Red Clay Consolidated School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.