Marbrook Elementary School

Marbrook Elementary School, a mid-sized K-5 school in Wilmington, Delaware, operated by Red Clay Consolidated School District, serves 465 students, covering grades K through 5.

Red Clay Consolidated School District runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 14,444 students. Marbrook Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Marbrook Elementary School lists that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 36% White, 9% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (New Castle County) records that the typical household earns roughly $91,166 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Marbrook Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gateway Charter School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Marbrook Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marbrook Elementary School has ticked up 9%, going from 426 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 25% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.