Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100124000288
Forwood Elementary School
1900 Westminster Drive, Wilmington, DE 19810 · (302) 475-3956 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Delaware public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · 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 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
65%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
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
50.3%
DE avg 34.0% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 43.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Forwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #27 of 108 ▲ 10 | #15 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #35 of 108 ▲ 5 | #20 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #84 of 127 | #43 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #62 of 119 | #45 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #57 of 120 | #34 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #30 of 37 | #12 of 16 |
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
384
+25 (+7%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 384 | 28 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 32 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 30.4 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 23% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 28 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (364 to 384); teachers up 4% (27 to 28).
About Forwood Elementary School
Forwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wilmington, Delaware. It reported 384 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Brandywine School District has 16 schools and 10,349 students, and Forwood Elementary School is one of those schools.
The student body at Forwood Elementary School is 53% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among New Castle County residents, the White share is about 54%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 13.7:1 is based on 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware.
Among Delaware public elementary schools, Forwood Elementary School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, New Castle County, the median household earns about $91,166 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. New Castle County has 129 public schools with about 78,534 students, including Forwood Elementary School.
Brandywine High School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Federal data place Forwood Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 359 students in 2020-21 to 384 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Forwood Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Brandywine School District
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Claymont Elementary SchoolElementary · 937 students
- Talley Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Brandywine High SchoolHigh · 897 students
- Springer Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Odyssey Charter SchoolCombined · 2,286 students
- Delcastle Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Brandywine High School1.0 mi · 897
- Carrcroft Elementary School1.2 mi · 475
- Lancashire Elementary School1.3 mi · 510
- Bush (Charles W.) Pre-School1.5 mi · 317
- Hanby Elementary School1.5 mi · 520
- Springer Middle School1.7 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About Forwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forwood Elementary School?
Forwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Forwood Elementary School serve?
Forwood Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Forwood Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Forwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Forwood Elementary School?
Forwood Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 8% Hispanic, 22% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Forwood Elementary School?
Forwood Elementary School is overseen by Brandywine School District in New Castle County.
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