Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000214
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School
14 Forge Road, Newark, DE 19711 · (302) 454-2180 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
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DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
DE avg 41.4% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
DE avg 34.0% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 59.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #18 of 108 ▼ 8 | #10 of 62 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #14 of 108 ▲ 1 | #7 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #113 of 127 | #63 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #37 of 119 | #27 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #29 of 120 | #22 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #35 of 78 | #25 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
271
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 21 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 20 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 28 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 39% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 57% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 24% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (317 to 271); teachers down 25% (28 to 21).
About Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School sits in Newark, Delaware, and is classified as an elementary school. A total of 271 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Delaware is about 461 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.
The 28 schools of Christina School District, including Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School, enroll 12,954 students.
White students form the largest group at Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School, 45% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 23% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In New Castle County overall, about 54% of residents are White. Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware.
Federal survey data for New Castle County show that median household income is about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School is among the 129 public schools in New Castle County.
The closest public school, Skyline Middle School, is about 1.2 miles from Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School had 265 students in 2020-21 and 271 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Christina School District
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Glasgow High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- Shue-Medill Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyElementary · 616 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Charter SchoolCombined · 3,109 students
- ASPIRA DelawareCombined · 1,471 students
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Academia Antonia AlonsoElementary · 910 students
Nearby schools
- Skyline Middle School1.2 mi · 408
- Heritage Elementary School1.2 mi · 492
- Shue-Medill Middle School1.3 mi · 763
- Linden Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 532
- Forest Oak Elementary School1.5 mi · 429
- Meadowood Program1.5 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School?
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School serve?
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School have?
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School?
At Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 17% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School?
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School is overseen by Christina School District in New Castle County.
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