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Best kept secret at Linden Hill Elementary School?
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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000334
Linden Hill Elementary School
3415 Skyline Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808 · (302) 454-3406 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Delaware public elementary schools
- A+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
15.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · 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 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
65.0%
DE avg 41.4% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
DE avg 34.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 61.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Linden Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #6 of 108 ▲ 2 | #3 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #5 of 108 no change | #3 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #38 of 127 | #19 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #89 of 119 | #58 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #36 of 120 | #25 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #45 of 78 | #32 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
532
-102 (-16%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
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 | 532 | 34.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 36.8 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 40 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 36 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 14% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 10% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linden Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (599 to 532); teachers down 4% (36 to 34.5).
About Linden Hill Elementary School
Linden Hill Elementary School is an elementary school in Wilmington, Delaware, according to federal school records. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 532 students in kindergarten through 5.
Red Clay Consolidated School District is the local district for Linden Hill Elementary School. It runs 27 schools with 14,444 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Linden Hill Elementary School is White (49%). Smaller groups are 21% Asian, 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Linden Hill Elementary School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Linden Hill Elementary School and a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Delaware is 13.9:1, lower than at this school.
allk12 grades Linden Hill Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Delaware public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for New Castle County show that median household income is about $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Linden Hill Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County, which together enroll about 78,534 students.
Of nearby public schools, Skyline Middle School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Linden Hill Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 634 in 2020-21 and 532 in 2024-25, a decrease of 102 students.
Discussions about Linden Hill Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Brandywine Springs SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh · 941 students
- McKean (Thomas) High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 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
- Skyline Middle School0.7 mi · 408
- Heritage Elementary School0.9 mi · 492
- Dickinson (John) School1.1 mi · 1,027
- Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School1.4 mi · 271
- Forest Oak Elementary School2.1 mi · 429
- Meadowood Program2.1 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Linden Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Linden Hill Elementary School?
Linden Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades KG-05.
Is Linden Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Linden Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Linden Hill Elementary School have?
Linden Hill Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Linden Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Linden Hill Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Linden Hill Elementary School in?
Linden Hill Elementary School is part of Red Clay Consolidated School District.
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