Forwood Elementary School

Forwood Elementary School, a modestly sized primary school in Wilmington, Delaware, run under Brandywine School District, works with 384 students, covering grades K through 5.

Brandywine School District comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 10,349 students; Forwood Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Forwood Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to New Castle County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Forwood Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, census data for New Castle County shows median household income runs about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Forwood Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).

Nearest neighbor: Brandywine High School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 364 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025.

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