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Which teacher or staff member at Claymont Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
937
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100124000062
Claymont Elementary School
3401 Green Street, Claymont, DE 19703 · (302) 792-3880 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL937 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · 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 | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 187 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 203 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (203).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
60.1%
DE avg 41.4% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
DE avg 34.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 55.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Claymont Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #16 of 108 ▼ 1 | #9 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #16 of 108 ▼ 2 | #9 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 937 | #4 of 127 | #3 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #71 of 119 | #51 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #2 of 120 | #2 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #17 of 37 | #7 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
937
+115 (+14%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 941
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 937 | 65 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 66 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 60.6 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 822 | 56 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 833 | 57 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 41% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 60% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 35% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claymont Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (833 to 937); teachers up 14% (57 to 65).
About Claymont Elementary School
Claymont Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in Claymont, Delaware. The school serves 937 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Delaware is roughly 461 students; this school is 103% larger than that.
Brandywine School District, which runs Claymont Elementary School, has 16 schools and 10,349 students.
Claymont Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 35%. It is also 29% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 8% multiracial. New Castle County's residents are about 26% Black, 10 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Claymont Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
Claymont Elementary School counts 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.4 students for each one. Across elementary schools in Delaware, the average ratio is about 13.9:1.
Federal survey data for New Castle County show that median household income is 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%. Claymont Elementary School is among the 129 public schools in New Castle County.
The shortest distance from Claymont Elementary School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Maple Lane Elementary School. The five-mile area around Claymont Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Claymont Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Claymont Elementary School had 822 students in 2020-21 and 937 in 2024-25, a 14% increase.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Brandywine School District
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Talley Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Brandywine High SchoolHigh · 897 students
- Springer Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- duPont (Pierre S.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
Other schools in Claymont
- Maple Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Brandywine SITEElementary
Other Claymont Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Claymont Elementary. Claymont Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- CLAYMONT ELEM.BALLWIN, MO · 460 students
- Claymont Elementary SchoolUhrichsville, OH · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Lane Elementary School0.9 mi · 363
- Talley Middle School1.4 mi · 900
- Boothwyn Elementary School1.9 mi · 269
- Lancashire Elementary School2.1 mi · 510
- Forwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 384
- Carrcroft Elementary School2.3 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Claymont Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Claymont Elementary School?
Claymont Elementary School enrolls approximately 937 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Claymont Elementary School serve?
Claymont Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Claymont Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Claymont Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Claymont Elementary School?
At Claymont Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 14% Hispanic, 35% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Claymont Elementary School public or private?
Claymont Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brandywine School District.
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