Richey Elementary School

Richey Elementary School is one of the intimate elementary schools in Wilmington, Delaware, overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District, with 382 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Red Clay Consolidated School District comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 14,444 students; Richey Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Richey Elementary School shows that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for New Castle County shows median household earnings sit near $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Richey Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Conrad Schools of Science, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Richey Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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