Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Newark, Delaware, one of the schools within Christina School District. Current enrollment sits at 529 students spanning grades K through 5.

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School is one of 28 schools operated by Christina School District, a district that educates 12,954 students overall.

Demographically, Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School logs that 37% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 20% Asian, 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,166 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Academia Antonia Alonso, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School has ticked down 32%, going from 782 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 28% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.