Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000231
Brookside Elementary School
800 Marrows Road, Newark, DE 19713 · (302) 454-5454 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
38.1%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
30.2%
DE avg 34.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 down about 1 points.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
-55 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.7:1
% White
19%
was 20%
% Hispanic
37%
was 43%
% Black
33%
was 28%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Brookside Elementary School
Located at 800 Marrows Road, in Newark, Delaware, Brookside Elementary School is a tight-knit primary school that educates 260 students (grades K through 5), operated by Christina School District. Enrollment runs roughly 44% leaner than the state mean of about 461.
Christina School District comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 12,954 students; Brookside Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Brookside Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 33% Black, 19% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Brookside Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,166, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Brookside Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).
Nearest neighbor: Gauger-Cobbs Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brookside Elementary School.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Brookside Elementary School's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 260). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 43% to 37% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Brookside Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Christina School District
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Glasgow High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- Shue-Medill Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyElementary · 616 students
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
- Academia Antonia AlonsoElementary · 910 students
Nearby schools
- Gauger-Cobbs Middle School0.8 mi · 681
- Kirk (George V.) Middle School0.9 mi · 612
- Brennen School (The)1.0 mi · 419
- Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School1.0 mi · 413
- Christina Early Education Center1.0 mi · 362
- Newark High School1.1 mi · 1,039
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brookside Elementary School?
Brookside Elementary School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Brookside Elementary School serve?
Brookside Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookside Elementary School is approximately 10.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brookside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brookside Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 37% Hispanic, 33% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Brookside Elementary School public or private?
Brookside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Christina School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.