Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school in Wilmington, Delaware, part of Brandywine School District. The school serves 322 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 461.

Across the 16 schools in Brandywine School District (10,349 students total), Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black, at 77% of enrollment; the rest reads as 9% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for New Castle County shows median household income runs about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New Castle County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 341 students in 2018 compared to 322 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 90% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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