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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPOQUINIMINK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100008000121
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School
200 Brennan Boulevard, Bear, DE 19701 · (302) 832-1343 · New Castle County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (76) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
74%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
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
DE avg 41.4% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
DE avg 34.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 57.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #10 of 108 ▲ 3 | #6 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #12 of 108 ▲ 1 | #6 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #50 of 127 | #26 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #60 of 119 | #44 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #4 of 120 | #4 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #27 of 78 | #20 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
499
-79 (-14%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 499 | 36.5 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 35.5 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 37.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 38 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 40 | 17.5:1 | 10% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (622 to 499); teachers down 4% (38 to 36.5).
About Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Delaware, with an address in Bear. The school enrolls 499 students, from grades 1 through 5.
Appoquinimink School District has 21 schools; together they serve 12,897 students.
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 35%. The school is also 29% Asian, 20% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 54%. The chance that two students picked at random at Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
Federal data list 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Delaware have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1.
Among New Castle County residents, median household income is about $91,166, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County, which together enroll about 78,534 students.
Nearby, Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School is about 2.8 miles away. Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 499, 14% below the 578 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.6:1 to 13.7:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Appoquinimink School District
- Appoquinimink High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Odessa High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- Middletown High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- Waters (Alfred G.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Cantwells Bridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
Other schools in Bear
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryElementary · 1,052 students
- Oberle (William) Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School2.8 mi · 1,104
- Crystal Run Elementary School2.9 mi · 427
- Keene (William B.) Elementary School3.0 mi · 408
- Lorewood Grove Elementary School3.8 mi · 492
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary4.3 mi · 1,052
- Thomson Estates Elementary4.3 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Loss (Olive B.) Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School?
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 01-05.
Is Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School?
Student demographics at Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 8% Hispanic, 20% Black, 29% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School public or private?
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appoquinimink School District.
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