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What's the one class at Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000218
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School
142 Brennen Drive, Newark, DE 19713 · (302) 722-2864 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
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 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
74%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
39.7%
DE avg 41.4% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
DE avg 34.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 36.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #58 of 108 ▲ 1 | #28 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #51 of 108 no change | #28 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #76 of 127 | #39 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #13 of 119 | #11 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #5 of 120 | #5 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #23 of 78 | #17 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
413
-43 (-9%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 413 | 39.9 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 37.9 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 37.4 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 33 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 61% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 28% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 21 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (530 to 413); teachers up 21% (33 to 39.9).
About Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School
In Newark, Delaware, part of New Castle County, Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School is an elementary school. The school has 413 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Christina School District includes 28 schools. Together they enroll 12,954 students.
About 31% of students at Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 26% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. New Castle County's residents are about 54% White, 23 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School has a ratio of 10.3:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware, this school's ratio is lower.
For the population of New Castle County, median household income comes to about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Castle County counts 129 public schools with about 78,534 students.
Brennen School (The) is less than a tenth of a mile from Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School had a net loss of 43 students, or 9%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.7:1 in 2020-21, and 10.3:1 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 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 Newark
- Newark Charter SchoolCombined · 3,109 students
- ASPIRA DelawareCombined · 1,471 students
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Academia Antonia AlonsoElementary · 910 students
Nearby schools
- Brennen School (The)0.1 mi · 419
- Kirk (George V.) Middle School0.1 mi · 612
- Christina Early Education Center0.1 mi · 362
- Delaware School for the Deaf0.2 mi · 108
- Christiana High School1.0 mi · 1,425
- Brookside Elementary School1.0 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School?
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-05.
Is Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School.
How diverse is Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School?
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 26% Hispanic, 30% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School public or private?
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Christina School District.
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