Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000224
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School
1015 Church Road, Newark, DE 19702 · (302) 454-2103 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
53%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
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DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
DE avg 41.4% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
DE avg 34.0% . +1.6pp 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 29 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Leasure (May B.) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #71 of 108 ▲ 3 | #35 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #66 of 108 ▲ 15 | #36 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #104 of 127 | #58 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #14 of 119 | #12 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #97 of 120 | #52 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #11 of 78 | #8 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
316
-82 (-21%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 316 | 30 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 32 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 30 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 31 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 49% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 63% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 36% (246) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 28 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leasure (May B.) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (447 to 316); teachers down 9% (33 to 30).
About Leasure (May B.) Elementary School
In Newark, Delaware, part of New Castle County, Leasure (May B.) Elementary School is an elementary school. It educates 316 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Delaware is about 461 students.
The 28 schools in Christina School District enroll 12,954 students altogether, Leasure (May B.) Elementary School among them.
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School is 66% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in New Castle County, the Black share is about 26%. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School counts 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.5 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Delaware have 13.9:1, compared with 10.5:1 here.
Across New Castle County, the median household income is $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, New Castle County has 129 public schools and roughly 78,534 students.
The next-closest public school is Oberle (William) Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 82 students since 2020-21, to 316. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.8:1 to 10.5:1.
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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
- Oberle (William) Elementary School0.9 mi · 512
- Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School1.7 mi · 529
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary2.7 mi · 1,052
- Keene (William B.) Elementary School2.8 mi · 408
- Academia Antonia Alonso2.8 mi · 910
- Christiana High School3.1 mi · 1,425
Frequently asked questions
About Leasure (May B.) Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leasure (May B.) Elementary School?
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Leasure (May B.) Elementary School serve?
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leasure (May B.) Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leasure (May B.) Elementary School is approximately 10.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Leasure (May B.) Elementary School?
Student demographics at Leasure (May B.) Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 17% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Leasure (May B.) Elementary School in?
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School is part of Christina School District.
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