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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000312
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School
800 North Brownleaf Road, Newark, DE 19713 · (302) 454-2464 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
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 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
38.6%
DE avg 41.4% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
DE avg 34.0% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 4 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 31.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #59 of 108 ▲ 7 | #29 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #54 of 108 ▲ 2 | #29 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #57 of 127 | #30 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #5 of 119 | #4 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #7 of 120 | #7 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #36 of 78 | #26 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
469
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 469 | 49 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 49 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 48 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 38 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 41% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 62% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 30% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 26 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (547 to 469); teachers up 32% (37 to 49).
About Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Newark, Delaware. It reported 469 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Christina School District is made up of 28 schools with 12,954 students in all.
About 32% of students at Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 26% White, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School totals 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Delaware, 13.9:1, is higher.
In the wider New Castle County area, the median household earns about $91,166 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School shares New Castle County with 128 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School is closest at about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School was 470 in 2020-21 and 469 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Christina School District
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Glasgow High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- Shue-Medill Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyElementary · 616 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Charter SchoolCombined · 3,109 students
- ASPIRA DelawareCombined · 1,471 students
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Academia Antonia AlonsoElementary · 910 students
Nearby schools
- Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School1.3 mi · 329
- Academia Antonia Alonso1.3 mi · 910
- ASPIRA Delaware1.4 mi · 1,471
- Christiana High School1.5 mi · 1,425
- Delaware School for the Deaf1.6 mi · 108
- Meadowood Program1.6 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary SchoolHow large is Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School?
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School serve?
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School have?
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
How diverse is Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School?
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School reports a student body of 26% White, 30% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School in?
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School is part of Christina School District.
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