Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100023000205
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School
1201 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720 · (302) 323-2926 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Delaware public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
71%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
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DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
16.9%
DE avg 41.4% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
DE avg 34.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 1 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.9% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 13.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Downie (Carrie) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #95 of 108 ▲ 3 | #51 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #101 of 108 ▼ 1 | #55 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #101 of 127 | #55 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #41 of 119 | #31 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #28 of 120 | #21 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #25 of 78 | #18 of 50 |
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
324
-48 (-13%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 24 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 50% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 58% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 23% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 24 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Downie (Carrie) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (408 to 324); teachers up 4% (24 to 25).
About Downie (Carrie) Elementary School
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in New Castle, Delaware, under Colonial School District. Federal data show 324 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Delaware average about 461 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is one school in Colonial School District, a system of 14 schools with 8,575 students.
Black students account for 38% of enrollment at Downie (Carrie) Elementary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 25% White, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 26% of New Castle County residents are Black. The diversity index for Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 25 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Delaware average 13.9:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Downie (Carrie) Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Delaware public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for New Castle County show that median household income comes to about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Castle County counts 129 public schools with about 78,534 students.
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from New Castle Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 324, compared with 372 in 2020-21.
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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 Colonial School District
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryElementary · 1,052 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Other schools in New Castle
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Charter School of New CastleElementary · 788 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Nearby schools
- New Castle Elementary School0.3 mi · 383
- Penn (William) High School0.5 mi · 2,069
- Read (George) Middle School1.0 mi · 662
- Castle Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 462
- Wilmington Manor Elementary School1.3 mi · 291
- Leach (John G.) School1.8 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Downie (Carrie) Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Downie (Carrie) Elementary School?
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-05.
Is Downie (Carrie) Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Downie (Carrie) Elementary School have?
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Downie (Carrie) Elementary School?
Student demographics at Downie (Carrie) Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 29% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Downie (Carrie) Elementary School in?
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is part of Colonial School District.
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