Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000462
Delaware Elementary School
700 N Garvin St, Evansville, IN 47711 · (812) 435-8227 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
269 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
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 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 39% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 57% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Delaware Elementary School→North Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
16.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Delaware Elementary School
Delaware Elementary School's state test result (14.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Elementary School this school | 379 | 71.0% | 14.4% |
| Irvington Community Elementary School Indianapolis | 402 | 67.9% | N/A |
| Erskine Elementary School Anderson | 461 | 68.5% | 19.6% |
| Evans School Evansville | 473 | 72.5% | 16.2% |
| Cedar Hall Community School Evansville | 496 | 71.2% | 20.0% |
| Knapp Elementary School Michigan City | 407 | 66.1% | 39.6% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Delaware Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #906 of 983 | #18 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #906 of 986 | #18 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #885 of 986 | #16 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #663 of 1,079 | #18 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #70 of 991 | #6 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #104 of 996 | #6 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #143 of 1,058 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #188 of 597 | #8 of 16 |
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
379
+50 (+15%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 379 | 32.3 | 11.8:1 | 71% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 89% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 31.5 | 10.7:1 | 90% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 34 | 9.7:1 | 85% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 95% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 97% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 95% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 82% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 33 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delaware Elementary School.
About Delaware Elementary School
Delaware Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Evansville, Indiana. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 379 students.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp is the local district for Delaware Elementary School. It runs 38 schools with 21,589 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Delaware Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 49%. Other students are 21% Black, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Vanderburgh County residents. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 11.8 students per teacher and 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.8 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 71%. That is 23 points above the 48% average for public schools in Vanderburgh County.
The allk12 Grade for Delaware Elementary School is D. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Delaware Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 25.3%. Delaware Elementary School scores 14.4%, 10.9 points below that line.
Federal survey data for Vanderburgh County show that the median household income is $61,648, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Vanderburgh County is home to 44 public schools and about 22,423 public school students.
Joshua Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Delaware Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Delaware Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is up 15% from 2020-21, when Delaware Elementary School had 329 students, to 2024-25, when it had 379. The ratio was 9.7:1 in 2020-21 and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Delaware Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other Delaware Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Delaware Elementary. Delaware Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Delaware ElementaryDes Moines, IA · 440 students
- DELAWARE ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Joshua Academy0.9 mi · 254
- Signature School Inc1.0 mi · 384
- Lincoln School1.0 mi · 280
- Academy for Innovative Studies1.0 mi · 318
- EVSC Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 151
- Evans School1.5 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Delaware Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Delaware Elementary School?
Delaware Elementary School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Delaware Elementary School serve?
Delaware Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delaware Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delaware Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Delaware Elementary School?
At Delaware Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 12% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Delaware Elementary School public or private?
Delaware Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.