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What tradition at Conrad Schools of Science should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,164
High
DISTRICT 920 · STATE 1,068
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000270
Conrad Schools of Science
201 Jackson Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19804 · (302) 992-5545 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,164 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Delaware public high schools
- ATest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 169 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 172 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 168 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 164 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 163 | 14% |
Student demographics
65%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
57.3%
DE avg 41.4% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
DE avg 34.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 up about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 49.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Conrad Schools of Science ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #3 of 7 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,164 | #16 of 41 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #28 of 38 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #22 of 38 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #9 of 9 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,164
-14 (-1%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 966
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 1,164 | 64 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,163 | 63 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,169 | 65 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,178 | 63 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,168 | 62 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,195 | 63 | 19.0:1 | 14% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 36% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 58% (421) |
| 1990-91 | 966 | 55 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conrad Schools of Science.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,168 to 1,164); teachers up 3% (62 to 64).
About Conrad Schools of Science
Conrad Schools of Science is a mid-sized high school in Red Clay Consolidated School District, located in Wilmington, Delaware. It enrolls 1,164 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 12.
Enrollment across the 27 schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District totals 14,444 students.
At Conrad Schools of Science, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Other students are 29% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 64 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.2:1. Across high schools in Delaware, the average ratio is 16.6:1.
Conrad Schools of Science holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Delaware public high schools.
For New Castle County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $91,166 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Conrad Schools of Science, New Castle County has 129 public schools.
Richey Elementary School is the nearest public school to Conrad Schools of Science, about 0.5 miles away. Conrad Schools of Science is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Conrad Schools of Science as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,164, starting from 1,178.
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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
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Brandywine Springs SchoolElementary · 941 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
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Charter School of WilmingtonHigh · 977 students
Nearby schools
- Richey Elementary School0.5 mi · 382
- Richardson Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 522
- Delaware Military Academy0.9 mi · 547
- Delcastle Technical High School1.4 mi · 1,605
- Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School1.4 mi · 549
- Douglass School1.5 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Conrad Schools of ScienceWhat is the total enrollment at Conrad Schools of Science?
Conrad Schools of Science enrolls approximately 1,164 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Conrad Schools of Science serve?
Conrad Schools of Science serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conrad Schools of Science?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conrad Schools of Science is approximately 18.2:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Conrad Schools of Science?
Student demographics at Conrad Schools of Science are roughly 50% White, 29% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Conrad Schools of Science?
Conrad Schools of Science is overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District in New Castle County.
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