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If you could change one rule at Richardson Park Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000252
Richardson Park Elementary School
16 Idella Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19804 · (302) 992-5570 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Delaware public elementary schools
- FTest 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
9.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · 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 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
10.8%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
8.5%
DE avg 34.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 have held steady.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.8% | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 8.7% | 8.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Richardson Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #102 of 108 ▲ 2 | #56 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #104 of 108 ▲ 2 | #58 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #41 of 127 | #22 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #8 of 119 | #7 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #58 of 120 | #35 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #42 of 78 | #29 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
522
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 522 | 52.5 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 54.5 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 56.5 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 57 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 43 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 99% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 75% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 52% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 33 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richardson Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (589 to 522); teachers up 22% (43 to 52.5).
About Richardson Park Elementary School
Richardson Park Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Wilmington, Delaware. Its enrollment is 522 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
In Red Clay Consolidated School District, 27 schools enroll a combined 14,444 students.
About 51% of the student body at Richardson Park Elementary School is Hispanic. Other students are 26% Black, 18% White, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County residents are about 12% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Delaware average 13.9:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here.
Richardson Park Elementary School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 2% of Delaware public elementary schools.
Census data for New Castle County show median household income comes to about $91,166, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 129 public schools in the county, enrolling about 78,534, Richardson Park Elementary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Richardson Park Elementary School is closest to Delaware Military Academy, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 522, compared with 559 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Richardson Park Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Brandywine Springs SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh · 941 students
- McKean (Thomas) High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Odyssey Charter SchoolCombined · 2,286 students
- Delcastle Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Delaware Military Academy0.3 mi · 547
- Conrad Schools of Science0.5 mi · 1,164
- Richey Elementary School1.0 mi · 382
- Douglass School1.2 mi · 119
- Pulaski Early Education Center1.4 mi · 93
- Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School1.5 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About Richardson Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richardson Park Elementary School?
Richardson Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-05.
Is Richardson Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richardson Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Richardson Park Elementary School have?
Richardson Park Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richardson Park Elementary School?
At Richardson Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 51% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Richardson Park Elementary School?
Richardson Park Elementary School is overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District in New Castle County.
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