DELAWARE ELEM.

Set in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, DELAWARE ELEM. is an average-sized elementary school, overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII. It hosts 347 students across grades pre-K through 5.

SPRINGFIELD R-XII comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 24,450 students; DELAWARE ELEM. is among them.

On demographics, DELAWARE ELEM. records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Greene County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Greene County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, DELAWARE ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 44.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Greene County put the typical household earns roughly $61,479 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greene County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students), of which DELAWARE ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: ROUNTREE ELEM., around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DELAWARE ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DELAWARE ELEM. at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

DELAWARE ELEM. operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. DELAWARE ELEM.'s enrollment has edged up 48% since 2018, when it stood at 235 (now 347). Over the same period, the White share declined from 83% to 71%. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the DELAWARE ELEM. community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.