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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000343
Oberle (William) Elementary School
500 South Caledonia Way, Bear, DE 19701 · (302) 834-5910 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
60%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
27.2%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
DE avg 34.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 18.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oberle (William) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #88 of 108 ▲ 3 | #47 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #82 of 108 ▲ 6 | #44 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #44 of 127 | #24 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #38 of 119 | #28 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #83 of 120 | #49 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #15 of 78 | #11 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
512
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 512 | 39.7 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 40.7 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 39 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 46 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 59% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 82% (586) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oberle (William) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (697 to 512); teachers down 14% (46 to 39.7).
About Oberle (William) Elementary School
Oberle (William) Elementary School is an elementary school in Bear, Delaware, according to federal school records. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 512 students.
Christina School District has a total of 28 schools and 12,954 students, Oberle (William) Elementary School among them.
Hispanic students are 54% of those enrolled at Oberle (William) Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 12% White, and 2% multiracial. In New Castle County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Oberle (William) Elementary School totals 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Delaware is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
The school is in New Castle County, where the median household earns about $91,166 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across New Castle County, 129 public schools serve about 78,534 students.
Measured in a straight line, Leasure (May B.) Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Oberle (William) Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 512, compared with 547 in 2020-21.
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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 Bear
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryElementary · 1,052 students
- Loss (Olive B.) Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Nearby schools
- Leasure (May B.) Elementary School0.9 mi · 316
- Keene (William B.) Elementary School1.9 mi · 408
- Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School2.1 mi · 529
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School2.6 mi · 1,104
- Glasgow High School2.6 mi · 908
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary2.7 mi · 1,052
Frequently asked questions
About Oberle (William) Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oberle (William) Elementary School?
Oberle (William) Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oberle (William) Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oberle (William) Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Oberle (William) Elementary School have?
Oberle (William) Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Oberle (William) Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oberle (William) Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 54% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Oberle (William) Elementary School in?
Oberle (William) Elementary School is part of Christina School District.
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