Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000315
Richey Elementary School
105 East Highland Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19804 · (302) 992-5535 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
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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 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
67%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
29.9%
DE avg 41.4% . -11.2pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
DE avg 34.0% . -13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 40.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Richey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #76 of 108 ▼ 29 | #37 of 62 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #75 of 108 ▼ 27 | #39 of 62 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #87 of 127 | #45 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #39 of 119 | #29 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #44 of 120 | #29 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #37 of 78 | #27 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
382
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 382 | 29.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 28.5 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 26.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 26 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 43% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 22 | 19.0:1 | 46% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 15 | 40.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (446 to 382); teachers down 2% (30 to 29.5).
About Richey Elementary School
Richey Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Wilmington, Delaware. Federal data show 382 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Richey Elementary School is a school in Red Clay Consolidated School District. The district has 27 schools and 14,444 students.
About 47% of students at Richey Elementary School are White, the largest single group. It is also 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Delaware average 13.9:1.
In the wider New Castle County area, the median household earns about $91,166 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Castle County's 129 public schools enroll about 78,534 students and include Richey Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Conrad Schools of Science is about 0.5 miles from Richey Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Richey Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 379 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 382. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 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
Other Richey Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Richey Elementary. Richey Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- RICHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW PORT RICHEY, FL · 750 students
- Richey Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Conrad Schools of Science0.5 mi · 1,164
- Richardson Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 522
- Delcastle Technical High School1.2 mi · 1,605
- Delaware Military Academy1.2 mi · 547
- Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School1.8 mi · 549
- Marbrook Elementary School1.9 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Richey Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Richey Elementary School?
Richey Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Richey Elementary School serve?
Richey Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Richey Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Richey Elementary School.
How diverse is Richey Elementary School?
Richey Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Richey Elementary School?
Richey Elementary School is overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District in New Castle County.
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