Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School

Set in New Castle, Delaware, Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community, overseen by Colonial School District. It instructs 436 students across grades K through 5.

Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Colonial School District, a district that instructs 8,575 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate median household income runs about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is The Colwyck Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School has ticked down 10%, going from 487 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 28% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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