Kuumba Academy Charter School

Kuumba Academy Charter School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Wilmington, Delaware, part of Kuumba Academy Charter School, works with 594 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

Operationally, Kuumba Academy Charter School answers to Kuumba Academy Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Kuumba Academy Charter School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%). The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Kuumba Academy Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate median household income runs about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Kuumba Academy Charter School is one.

Great Oaks Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kuumba Academy Charter School.

The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, Kuumba Academy Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kuumba Academy Charter School has changed only slightly, going from 608 students in 2018 to 594 in 2025.

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