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Enrollment
406
High
STATE 1,068
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL WILMINGTON·NCES 100005900372
Freire Charter School
201 West 14th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 · (302) 407-4800 · New Castle County
GRADES 08–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Delaware public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 16% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
16.3%
DE avg 41.4%
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Delaware average is about 41 of 100.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Freire Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #7 of 7 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #38 of 41 | #22 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #37 of 38 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #38 of 38 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #13 of 28 | #5 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
406
-95 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 406 | 17 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 27 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 13 | 18.0:1 | 45% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freire Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (353 to 406); teachers down 19% (21 to 17).
About Freire Charter School
Freire Charter School is a small high school in Freire Charter School Wilmington, located in Wilmington, Delaware. The school had 406 students in grades 8 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Delaware) has about 1,068 students.
Freire Charter School is run by Freire Charter School Wilmington.
About 85% of the student body at Freire Charter School is Black. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 5% White. Among people living in New Castle County, the Black share is about 26%. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 17 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Freire Charter School was 23.9:1. On average, high schools in Delaware have 16.6:1, compared with 23.9:1 here.
Measured against Delaware public high schools, Freire Charter School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
New Castle County census figures show that the median household income is $91,166, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. New Castle County is home to 129 public schools and about 78,534 public school students.
The school nearest to Freire Charter School is Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Freire Charter School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small. Freire Charter School is run as a public charter school.
Freire Charter School's enrollment declined from 501 in 2020-21 to 406 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 17.3:1 to 23.9:1.
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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 Wilmington
- Odyssey Charter SchoolCombined · 2,286 students
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- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
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- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy0.2 mi · 340
- First State School0.2 mi · 21
- Great Oaks Charter School0.3 mi · 149
- Kuumba Academy Charter School0.3 mi · 594
- First State Montessori Academy0.4 mi · 657
- Howard High School of Technology0.4 mi · 905
Frequently asked questions
About Freire Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Freire Charter School?
Freire Charter School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Freire Charter School serve?
Freire Charter School serves grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Freire Charter School have?
Freire Charter School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
How diverse is Freire Charter School?
Freire Charter School reports a student body of 5% White, 8% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Freire Charter School?
Freire Charter School is overseen by Freire Charter School Wilmington in New Castle County.
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