Warner Elementary School

Warner Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Wilmington, Delaware, part of Red Clay Consolidated School District, with 395 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5.

Across the 27 schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District (14,444 students total), Warner Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Warner Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Warner Elementary School lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Warner Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for New Castle County put median household income runs about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Warner Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).

Nearest neighbor: Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Warner Elementary School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 2% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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