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Warner Elementary School

Q: Is Warner Elementary School a good school?

Warner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Delaware elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Warner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Warner Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Warner Elementary School?

Students at Warner Elementary School are 78% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% White, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Warner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Warner Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Skyline Middle School High : Dickinson (John) School

Public Grades 3-5

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Warner Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 374 students. The school is part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District, which is ranked 12th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively well-performing district, Warner Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Delaware over the past decade, receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has faced significant challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism ranging from 20.4% to 39.7% in recent years, and consistently low academic performance, with proficiency rates on state assessments well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Red Clay Consolidated School District, such as Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School and Johnson (Joseph E. Junior) Elementary School, also perform below the state and district averages, but not to the same extent as Warner Elementary School. Additionally, some of the charter schools in the area, such as Kuumba Academy Charter School and First State Montessori Academy, significantly outperform Warner Elementary School and the surrounding district schools in academic achievement.

395

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,966

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 West 18th Street
Wilmington, DE 19802-3890

(302) 651-2740

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Students who attend Warner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Skyline Middle School
High:	Dickinson (John) School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.7%

Hispanic:

11.9%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (11% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 17% Delaware)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg37%

Delaware avg40%

105^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District

12^th of 32Red Clay Consolidated School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	105 of 109	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	103 of 106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	102 of 103	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	104 of 104	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	105 of 105	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	84 of 85	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	83 of 86	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	83 of 86	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	106 of 108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.5	89 of 91	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.3	89 of 90	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.2	90 of 91	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	68 of 68	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	61 of 62	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	60 of 60	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	60 of 60	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	97 of 97	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	99 of 99	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	70 of 70	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	62 of 62	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	92 of 92	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	5.4	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	99 of 99	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)<1st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies17%-28 vs state

English Language Arts12%-31 vs state

Science9%-20 vs state

Mathematics7%-32 vs state

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Sunday, October 22, 2017

Students very aggressive. Very little learning taking place. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Warner Elementary School	Public	3-5	801 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2740	395	40	9.8		34 (8.6%)	307 (77.7%)	47 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5.2	105^th of 109 public elementary schools	3.7%		4.8	103^rd of 106 public elementary schools	2.8%	2	8.7		4.8	29.4					6.8	17.3				6.3	6.7	7.8				$31,966
Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy	Public	K-2	100 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2710	340	33	10.3		21 (6.2%)	265 (77.9%)	46 (13.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)																				$34,712
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 North Van Buren Street	Wilmington	19806	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2695	347	29	11.9		36 (10.4%)	118 (34.0%)	186 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20.4	87^th of 109 public elementary schools	20.2%		22.4	81^st of 106 public elementary schools	23.6%	6			36.2	50.0				22.6	26.1	23.7				16.1	14.9	12.8				$30,769
Kuumba Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 North French Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Kuumba Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 472-6450	594	45	13.2		2 (0.3%)	537 (90.4%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	22.7	83^rd of 109 public elementary schools	23.9%		17.1	90^th of 106 public elementary schools	15.1%	7	23.1		47.3	35.9	13.3	25.0	15.7	22.2	33.9	30.8	9.5	28.6	34.6	17.5	30.4		7.9
Johnson (Joseph E. Junior) Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Gilpin Avenue	Wilmington	19806	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2715	276	21	13.1		20 (7.2%)	200 (72.5%)	43 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	8	103^rd of 109 public elementary schools	5.5%		5	102^nd of 106 public elementary schools	3.8%	1	13.0		10.9	22.7						15.2										$26,226
First State Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	Null	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	First State Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 576-1500	657	34	19.3		447 (68.0%)	120 (18.3%)	14 (2.1%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	84.8	14^th of 109 public elementary schools	87.2%		79.8	17^th of 106 public elementary schools	84.0%	3	47.2	20.7	52.6	80.6	65.3	72.4	41.4	65.3	64.1	69.4	65.3	64.4	50.0	52.0	51.3	43.1	43.1	40.7	15.5
Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Jefferson Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7156	322	34	9.4		24 (7.5%)	248 (77.0%)	29 (9.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	15.2	92^nd of 109 public elementary schools	15.6%		12.9	94^th of 106 public elementary schools	11.3%	2			14.3	23.1				26.8	22.0	25.0				25.0	18.0	22.5				$37,837
Stubbs Early Education Center	Public	PK-K	1100 North Pine Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4175	148	15	9.8		1 (0.7%)	132 (89.2%)	8 (5.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 North Locust Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 778-1101	557	36	15.4		6 (1.1%)	537 (96.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	5.1	106^th of 109 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	104^th of 106 public elementary schools	1.9%	2				10.8	13.1	16.7	9.3	15.9		12.0	14.5	16.4	40.0	11.6		8.0
Maurice Pritchett Senior Academy	Public	1-8	600 E. 7th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 647-8725	616	40	13.3		31 (5.0%)	499 (81.0%)	50 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	3.9	109^th of 109 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.4	106^th of 106 public elementary schools	0.0%	3			7.1	20.9		13.7	9.1	6.7				15.4	9.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Warner Elementary School

What district is Warner Elementary School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Is Warner Elementary School a good school?

Warner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Delaware elementary schools.

How many students attend Warner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Warner Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Warner Elementary School?

Students at Warner Elementary School are 78% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Warner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Warner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Skyline Middle School
High : Dickinson (John) School

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