West Park Place Elementary School

West Park Place Elementary School, a low-enrollment primary school in Newark, Delaware, overseen by Christina School District, caters to 350 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 461.

Across the 28 schools in Christina School District (12,954 students total), West Park Place Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Park Place Elementary School logs that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 29% Black, 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting West Park Place Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, New Castle County reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,166 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which West Park Place Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Downes (John R.) Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Park Place Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 346 students in 2018 to 350 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 21% to 29%.

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