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Enrollment
594
Elementary
STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KUUMBA ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 100001400106
Kuumba Academy Charter School
1200 North French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 · (302) 472-6450 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Delaware public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
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 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 45% larger than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
26.2%
DE avg 41.4% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
11.8%
DE avg 34.0% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.2% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 14.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kuumba Academy Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #100 of 108 ▼ 3 | #55 of 62 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #83 of 108 ▲ 1 | #45 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #24 of 127 | #12 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #48 of 119 | #36 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #117 of 120 | #65 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #70 of 78 | #48 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
594
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
+135% since 2010-11, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 594 | 45 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 53 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 58 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 51 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 49 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 72% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 22 | 11.5:1 | 76% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kuumba Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (608 to 594); teachers down 8% (49 to 45).
About Kuumba Academy Charter School
Kuumba Academy Charter School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Wilmington, Delaware. The school's 594 students are in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 29% higher than the average for elementary schools in Delaware, which is about 461.
In federal data, the district for Kuumba Academy Charter School is the school itself.
The student body at Kuumba Academy Charter School is 90% Black. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in New Castle County, the Black share is about 26%. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Kuumba Academy Charter School, 45 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Delaware have 13.9:1, compared with 13.2:1 here.
Measured against Delaware public elementary schools, Kuumba Academy Charter School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Among New Castle County residents, the median household income is $91,166, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Kuumba Academy Charter School, New Castle County has 128 other public schools.
Great Oaks Charter School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small. Kuumba Academy Charter School is run as a public charter school.
The school enrolled 594 students in 2024-25, 50 fewer than the 644 it had in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Kuumba Academy Charter School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Nearby schools
- Great Oaks Charter School0.0 mi · 149
- First State Montessori Academy0.2 mi · 657
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- Freire Charter School0.3 mi · 406
- Stubbs Early Education Center0.3 mi · 148
- Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy0.4 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Kuumba Academy Charter SchoolHow large is Kuumba Academy Charter School?
Kuumba Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Kuumba Academy Charter School serve?
Kuumba Academy Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kuumba Academy Charter School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Kuumba Academy Charter School.
How diverse is Kuumba Academy Charter School?
Kuumba Academy Charter School reports a student body of 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Kuumba Academy Charter School public or private?
Kuumba Academy Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Kuumba Academy Charter School.
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