Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School

Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School operates as a small K-5 school in Newark, Delaware, one of the schools within Christina School District. Current enrollment sits at 244 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 47% smaller than typical.

Christina School District runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 12,954 students. Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% White, 25% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for New Castle County put median household income runs about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Newark High School, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 30%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 28% to 34% over that span.

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