Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000250
Warner Elementary School
801 West 18th Street, Wilmington, DE 19802 · (302) 651-2740 · New Castle County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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 3 | 141 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 32% |
Student demographics
37%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Red Clay Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
8.8%
DE avg 41.4% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
6.9%
DE avg 34.0% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.8% | 6.9% |
| 2023-24 | 12.2% | 9.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Warner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #103 of 108 ▼ 1 | #57 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #106 of 108 ▼ 2 | #60 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #82 of 127 | #41 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #7 of 119 | #6 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #113 of 120 | #61 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #51 of 78 | #37 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
395
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,091
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 395 | 40 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 42 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 41.1 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 42 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 38 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 54 | 10.2:1 | 89% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 54% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 1,091 | 66 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (438 to 395); teachers up 5% (38 to 40).
About Warner Elementary School
Warner Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Red Clay Consolidated School District in Wilmington, Delaware. The school had 395 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25.
The district, Red Clay Consolidated School District, operates 27 schools serving 14,444 students.
A majority of students at Warner Elementary School, 78%, are Black. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic and 9% White. New Castle County's residents are about 26% Black, 52 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Warner Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The count of teachers at Warner Elementary School is 40 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Delaware is 13.9:1, higher than at this school.
Census estimates describe New Castle County this way: median household income is about $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of New Castle County number 129 and enroll about 78,534.
The closest other public school is Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 378 in 2020-21 and 395 in 2024-25, a 4% rise.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Warner Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Warner Elementary. Warner Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Warner Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,168 students
- Warner Elementary SchoolWarner, OK · 614 students
- Warner ElementaryNashville, TN · 394 students
- Warner Elementary SchoolSPRING ARBOR, MI · 371 students
- Warner Elementary - 02Warner, SD · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy0.5 mi · 340
- First State School0.5 mi · 21
- Freire Charter School0.6 mi · 406
- Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School0.8 mi · 347
- Kuumba Academy Charter School0.9 mi · 594
- Great Oaks Charter School0.9 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Warner Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Warner Elementary School?
Warner Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Warner Elementary School serve?
Warner Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Warner Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Warner Elementary School is approximately 9.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Warner Elementary School?
Student demographics at Warner Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 12% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Warner Elementary School public or private?
Warner Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District.
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