Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000223
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School
300 St. Regis Drive, Newark, DE 19711 · (302) 454-2142 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Delaware public elementary schools
- C+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
10.6:1
23 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 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
71%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
35.9%
DE avg 41.4% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
DE avg 34.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 4 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.9% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 36.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #43 of 108 ▲ 17 | #21 of 62 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #60 of 108 ▲ 13 | #33 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #117 of 127 | #66 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #15 of 119 | #13 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #23 of 120 | #18 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #9 of 78 | #7 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
244
-42 (-15%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 244 | 23 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 23 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 28 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 32 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 41% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 42% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 54 | 10.0:1 | 19% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (348 to 244); teachers down 28% (32 to 23).
About Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School
In Newark, Delaware, Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 244 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 47% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Delaware (about 461).
Within Christina School District, Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School is one of 28 schools. The district enrolls 12,954 students.
Of every 100 students at Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School, about 34 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 33% White, 25% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of New Castle County is roughly 12% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 23 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Delaware, 13.9:1, is higher.
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Delaware public elementary schools.
In the wider New Castle County area, the median household earns about $91,166 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across New Castle County, 129 public schools serve about 78,534 students.
Newark High School is the nearest public school to Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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
- Newark High School1.5 mi · 1,039
- Shue-Medill Middle School1.6 mi · 763
- Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School1.8 mi · 271
- ASPIRA Delaware2.0 mi · 1,471
- Brennen School (The)2.3 mi · 419
- Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School2.3 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School?
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades KG-05.
Is Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School is approximately 10.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School?
At Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 34% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School public or private?
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Christina School District.
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