Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000261
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School
2100 Gilpin Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806 · (302) 651-2715 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Delaware public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · 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 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
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DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
9.1%
DE avg 41.4% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
6.1%
DE avg 34.0% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.1% | 6.1% |
| 2023-24 | 13.2% | 8.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #105 of 108 ▼ 2 | #59 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #105 of 108 ▼ 2 | #59 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #111 of 127 | #62 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #46 of 119 | #34 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #108 of 120 | #59 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #69 of 78 | #47 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
276
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
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 | 276 | 21 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 21.5 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 21.5 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 28 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 69% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 31 | 10.7:1 | 82% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 45% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 21 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (283 to 276); teachers down 25% (28 to 21).
About Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Wilmington, Delaware. The school counted 276 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 40% below the 461-student average for elementary schools in Delaware.
Red Clay Consolidated School District has 27 schools and 14,444 students, and Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School is one of those schools.
The student body at Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School is 72% Black. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. New Castle County's residents are about 26% Black, 47 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School are from different groups.
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.1 students per teacher, from 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Delaware.
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Delaware public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for New Castle County show that median household income comes to about $91,166, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 129, with about 78,534 students.
Warner Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 16 students, from 292 to 276.
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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 Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Brandywine Springs SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh · 941 students
- McKean (Thomas) High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 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
- Warner Elementary School0.9 mi · 395
- Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School1.0 mi · 347
- duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School1.0 mi · 455
- First State School1.1 mi · 21
- Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts1.3 mi · 941
- Charter School of Wilmington1.3 mi · 977
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School?
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades KG-05.
Is Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School.
How diverse is Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School?
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 16% Hispanic, 72% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School in?
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School is part of Red Clay Consolidated School District.
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