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What's one thing Keene (William B.) Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000117
Keene (William B.) Elementary School
200 Cpl Stephen J. Ballard Way, Newark, DE 19702 · (302) 454-2018 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
31 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 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
66%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
43.6%
DE avg 41.4% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
DE avg 34.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 36.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Keene (William B.) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #54 of 108 ▲ 4 | #26 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #42 of 108 ▲ 8 | #24 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #79 of 127 | #40 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #47 of 119 | #35 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #52 of 120 | #32 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.8% | #4 of 78 | #3 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
408
-100 (-20%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 33 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 35 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 37 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 40 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 35% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 49% (318) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keene (William B.) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (626 to 408); teachers down 22% (40 to 31).
About Keene (William B.) Elementary School
Keene (William B.) Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Delaware, with an address in Newark. Enrollment is 408 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Within Christina School District, Keene (William B.) Elementary School is one of 28 schools. The district enrolls 12,954 students.
Keene (William B.) Elementary School is 51% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 26% Black among all New Castle County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 at Keene (William B.) Elementary School, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware.
In the county around the school, New Castle County, 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.
Of nearby public schools, Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Keene (William B.) Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Keene (William B.) Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 20% from its 2020-21 level of 508.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School0.7 mi · 1,104
- Oberle (William) Elementary School1.9 mi · 512
- Glasgow High School2.0 mi · 908
- Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School2.0 mi · 324
- Leasure (May B.) Elementary School2.8 mi · 316
- Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School3.0 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Keene (William B.) Elementary SchoolHow large is Keene (William B.) Elementary School?
Keene (William B.) Elementary School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Keene (William B.) Elementary School serve?
Keene (William B.) Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Keene (William B.) Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Keene (William B.) Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Keene (William B.) Elementary School?
At Keene (William B.) Elementary School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 20% Hispanic, 51% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Keene (William B.) Elementary School public or private?
Keene (William B.) Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Christina School District.
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