1
Which teacher or staff member at W. Reily Brown Elementary School deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100018000048
W. Reily Brown Elementary School
360 Webbs Lane, Dover, DE 19904 · (302) 697-2101 · Kent County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Delaware public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (96) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
32.5%
DE avg 41.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
26.4%
DE avg 34.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 25.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where W. Reily Brown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #77 of 108 ▲ 3 | #23 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #70 of 108 ▼ 2 | #19 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #48 of 127 | #8 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #61 of 119 | #7 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #40 of 120 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #77 of 78 | #17 of 17 |
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
506
-91 (-15%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 506 | 37 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 40 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 40 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 59% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 61% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 39% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 31 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. Reily Brown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (508 to 506); teachers up 16% (32 to 37).
About W. Reily Brown Elementary School
W. Reily Brown Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Dover, Delaware. Enrollment totals 506 students across grades 1 through 5.
The 15 schools in Caesar Rodney School District enroll 8,343 students altogether, W. Reily Brown Elementary School among them.
No group is above 50% at W. Reily Brown Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 44%. It is also 31% White, 13% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Kent County's residents are about 27% Black, 17 points below the school's share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
For every teacher at W. Reily Brown Elementary School, there are about 13.7 students; the school has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware.
Among Delaware public elementary schools, W. Reily Brown Elementary School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Kent County, where the median household earns about $74,477 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. W. Reily Brown Elementary School shares Kent County with 54 other public schools.
Caesar Rodney High School sits about 0.9 miles from W. Reily Brown Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 91 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.7 to 13.7 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at W. Reily Brown Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
187,604
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
31,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caesar Rodney School District
- Caesar Rodney High SchoolHigh · 2,254 students
- Fred Fifer III Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- David E. Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Allen Frear Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Middle School of InnovationMiddle · 690 students
- Middle School of ExcellenceMiddle · 608 students
- Early College School at Del StateHigh · 583 students
- South Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Caesar Rodney High School0.9 mi · 2,254
- Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center1.0 mi · 1
- W. B. Simpson Elementary School1.0 mi · 465
- Fred Fifer III Middle School1.2 mi · 839
- Capital Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 145
- South Dover Elementary School1.6 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About W. Reily Brown Elementary SchoolHow many students attend W. Reily Brown Elementary School?
W. Reily Brown Elementary School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does W. Reily Brown Elementary School serve?
W. Reily Brown Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W. Reily Brown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W. Reily Brown Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W. Reily Brown Elementary School?
At W. Reily Brown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 13% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is W. Reily Brown Elementary School public or private?
W. Reily Brown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caesar Rodney School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.