Red Clay Early Years Program

Students in Wilmington, Delaware, attend Red Clay Early Years Program, a low-enrollment elementary school. The latest federal count shows 335 students in pre-K. The average for elementary schools in Delaware is about 461 students, so this school is 27% smaller than average.

Red Clay Early Years Program sits within Red Clay Consolidated School District, which has 27 schools and 14,444 students.

Red Clay Early Years Program has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 36%. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 54% White among all New Castle County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Red Clay Early Years Program's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Delaware have 13.9:1, compared with 12.9:1 here.

According to the American Community Survey, in New Castle County, the median household income is $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Red Clay Early Years Program is one of 129 public schools in the county.

The shortest distance from Red Clay Early Years Program to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Stanton Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

2024-25 enrollment was 335, a 20% rise from 279 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.5:1 in 2020-21, and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.

Discussions about Red Clay Early Years Program may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.