W. Reily Brown Elementary School

W. Reily Brown Elementary School is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in Dover, Delaware, overseen by Caesar Rodney School District, educateing 506 students in grades 1 through 5.

Caesar Rodney School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 8,343 students. W. Reily Brown Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, W. Reily Brown Elementary School shows that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 31% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household earnings sit near $74,477, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kent County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students), W. Reily Brown Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Caesar Rodney High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around W. Reily Brown Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 508 students in 2018 compared to 506 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 38% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.