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Enrollment
1,471
Combined
STATE 703
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS AMERICAS ASPIRA ACADEMY·NCES 100005000342
ASPIRA Delaware
326 Ruthar Drive, Newark, DE 19711 · (302) 292-1463 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,471 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
86 FTE teachers
STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 141 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 145 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 101 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 98 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (146).
Student demographics
43%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
34.4%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
18.4%
DE avg 34.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 up about 4 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 14.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,471
+411 (+39%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,471 | 85.8 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,444 | 97.8 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,341 | 88.8 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,060 | 71 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 54.3 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 30% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ASPIRA Delaware.
Since 2017-18: students up 113% (692 to 1,471); teachers up 58% (54.3 to 85.8).
About ASPIRA Delaware
ASPIRA Delaware serves students in Newark, Delaware, as a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels. It enrolls 1,471 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 12. That is 109% bigger than the average of about 703 students for combined schools in Delaware.
ASPIRA Delaware reports to Las Americas Aspira Academy.
At ASPIRA Delaware, 73% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 13% Black, 10% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 12% Hispanic share among all New Castle County residents. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at ASPIRA Delaware are from different groups.
ASPIRA Delaware has 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. The gap from the 11.1:1 average for combined schools in Delaware is 6.0 students per teacher.
In New Castle County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 129 public schools in the county, enrolling about 78,534, ASPIRA Delaware among them.
Of the public schools around it, ASPIRA Delaware is closest to Shue-Medill Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. ASPIRA Delaware is one of the charter schools in Delaware.
A 39% rise took enrollment from 1,060 in 2020-21 to 1,471 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at ASPIRA Delaware. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Newark
- Newark Charter SchoolCombined · 3,109 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
- Glasgow High SchoolHigh · 908 students
Nearby schools
- Shue-Medill Middle School0.7 mi · 763
- Delaware School for the Deaf0.9 mi · 108
- Brennen School (The)1.0 mi · 419
- Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School1.1 mi · 413
- Christina Early Education Center1.1 mi · 362
- Kirk (George V.) Middle School1.2 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About ASPIRA DelawareHow large is ASPIRA Delaware?
ASPIRA Delaware enrolls approximately 1,471 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does ASPIRA Delaware serve?
ASPIRA Delaware serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at ASPIRA Delaware?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at ASPIRA Delaware.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ASPIRA Delaware?
At ASPIRA Delaware, the student body is approximately 10% White, 73% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees ASPIRA Delaware?
ASPIRA Delaware is overseen by Las Americas Aspira Academy in New Castle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.