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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000233
Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy
600 E. 7th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 · (302) 647-8725 · New Castle County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 14% |
This year's 1st grade class (69) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
33%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
6.9%
DE avg 41.4% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
3.0%
DE avg 34.0% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 | 6.9% | 3.0% |
| 2023-24 | 6.5% | 3.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.0% | #108 of 108 ▼ 1 | #62 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #108 of 108 no change | #62 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #20 of 127 | #10 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #115 of 120 | #63 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +115.4% | #1 of 37 | #1 of 16 |
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
616
+243 (+65%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,156
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 | 616 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 40 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 45 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 49 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 30 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 82% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 99% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 1,060 | 64 | 16.6:1 | 40% (428) |
| 1990-91 | 1,156 | 65 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy.
About Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy
At 600 E. 7th Street in Wilmington, Delaware, Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves grades 1 through 8. Enrollment is 616 students. Elementary schools in Delaware have about 461 students on average; enrollment here is 34% higher.
In Christina School District, 28 schools enroll a combined 12,954 students.
The share of Black students at Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy is 81%. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. New Castle County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
New Castle County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. New Castle County's 129 public schools enroll about 78,534 students and include Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy.
Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy is about 0.3 miles from First State Montessori Academy, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Reported enrollment: 373 (2020-21) and 616 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
This page collects posts and questions about Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Kirk (George V.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 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
- First State Montessori Academy0.3 mi · 657
- Stubbs Early Education Center0.4 mi · 148
- Howard High School of Technology0.4 mi · 905
- Kuumba Academy Charter School0.5 mi · 594
- Great Oaks Charter School0.5 mi · 149
- Freire Charter School0.7 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyHow many students attend Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy?
Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 01-08.
What age range does Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy serve?
Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy serves students from grade 01 through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy?
Student demographics at Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy are roughly 5% White, 8% Hispanic, 81% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy?
Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy is overseen by Christina School District in New Castle County.
What city is Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy in?
Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy is located in Wilmington, DE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.