Carrcroft Elementary School

Carrcroft Elementary School operates as a mid-tier primary school in Wilmington, Delaware, overseen by Brandywine School District. Current enrollment sits at 475 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 16 schools in Brandywine School District (10,349 students total), Carrcroft Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Carrcroft Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 39% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (New Castle County) shows that median household income runs about $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%. Carrcroft Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).

Mount Pleasant High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carrcroft Elementary School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Carrcroft Elementary School's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 510 (now 475). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 48% to 39%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Carrcroft Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.