Douglass School

Located at 1800 Prospect Road, in Wilmington, Delaware, Douglass School is a very small all-grades campus that works with 119 students (grades 1 through 12), overseen by Christina School District. That puts it 83% leaner than the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 703 students.

Within Christina School District, which oversees 28 schools and 12,954 students, Douglass School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Douglass School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% White, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for New Castle County shows median household earnings sit near $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Douglass School is one.

The closest other public school is Pulaski Early Education Center, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Douglass School.

The school occupies a city-core site.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.