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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100124000283
Lancashire Elementary School
2000 Naamans Road, Wilmington, DE 19810 · (302) 475-3990 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Delaware public elementary schools
- B+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
15.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · 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 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
54.9%
DE avg 41.4% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
DE avg 34.0% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 48.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lancashire Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #32 of 108 ▼ 6 | #16 of 62 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #22 of 108 ▲ 2 | #14 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #45 of 127 | #25 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #99 of 119 | #63 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #48 of 120 | #30 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #73 of 78 | #49 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
510
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 510 | 32 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 24% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 29% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 22 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lancashire Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (520 to 510); teachers down 3% (33 to 32).
About Lancashire Elementary School
Lancashire Elementary School is one of the public schools in Wilmington, Delaware. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 510 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Enrollment across the 16 schools in Brandywine School District totals 10,349 students.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at Lancashire Elementary School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 28% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lancashire Elementary School scores 66%.
Its ratio of 15.9:1 is based on 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Delaware average 13.9:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Lancashire Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Delaware public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for New Castle County show that median household income comes to about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Castle County counts 129 public schools with about 78,534 students.
Talley Middle School, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Lancashire Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (520) and 2024-25 (510).
This page is set up for the Lancashire Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Brandywine School District
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Claymont Elementary SchoolElementary · 937 students
- Talley Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Brandywine High SchoolHigh · 897 students
- Springer Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 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
- Talley Middle School1.2 mi · 900
- Forwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 384
- Bethel Springs Elementary School1.6 mi · 537
- Bush (Charles W.) Pre-School1.7 mi · 317
- Hanby Elementary School1.7 mi · 520
- Concord High School1.7 mi · 994
Frequently asked questions
About Lancashire Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lancashire Elementary School?
Lancashire Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lancashire Elementary School serve?
Lancashire Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lancashire Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lancashire Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lancashire Elementary School?
At Lancashire Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 8% Hispanic, 28% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lancashire Elementary School?
Lancashire Elementary School is overseen by Brandywine School District in New Castle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.