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What's one thing Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,052
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100023000237
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary
4050 Wrangle Hill Road, Bear, DE 19701 · (302) 832-6330 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,052 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 160 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 177 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 187 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 181 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 183 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (183).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
30.9%
DE avg 41.4% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
DE avg 34.0% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 33.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #73 of 108 ▼ 10 | #36 of 62 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #74 of 108 ▼ 9 | #38 of 62 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,052 | #2 of 127 | #1 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #98 of 119 | #62 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #41 of 120 | #28 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #47 of 78 | #33 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
1,052
-110 (-9%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 1,172
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,052 | 66 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,063 | 71 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 75 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,162 | 72 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,180 | 69 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,134 | 69 | 16.4:1 | 32% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 1,172 | 70 | 16.7:1 | 48% (558) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,180 to 1,052); teachers down 4% (69 to 66).
About Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Colonial School District, located in Bear, Delaware. The school counted 1,052 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 128% more students than the average for elementary schools in Delaware (about 461).
Colonial School District runs Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary along with 13 other schools, enrolling 8,575 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary, 48%, is Black. The next largest groups are 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In New Castle County overall, about 26% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary scores 67%.
A staff of 66 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Delaware, 13.9:1, is lower.
In the wider New Castle County area, the median household earns about $91,166 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across New Castle County, 129 public schools serve about 78,534 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bedford (Gunning) Middle School, is about 2.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 Colonial School District
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Castle Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Other schools in Bear
- Oberle (William) Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Loss (Olive B.) Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle School2.4 mi · 846
- Southern Elementary School2.5 mi · 729
- Leasure (May B.) Elementary School2.7 mi · 316
- Oberle (William) Elementary School2.7 mi · 512
- Keene (William B.) Elementary School3.5 mi · 408
- Lorewood Grove Elementary School3.6 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryHow large is Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary?
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary enrolls approximately 1,052 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary serve?
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary?
Student demographics at Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary are roughly 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 48% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary in?
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary is part of Colonial School District.
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