East Side Charter School

East Side Charter School is the sole public charter school serving grades K-8 in the East Side Charter School District in Wilmington, Delaware. With a total enrollment of 446 students, the school has consistently underperformed academically compared to the state average, with proficiency rates in core subjects well below Delaware's benchmarks.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.42% of 4th-grade students at East Side Charter School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.51%. Similarly, just 8.93% of 3rd-graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, far below the state's 42.17% average. This declining academic performance has contributed to the school's statewide ranking dropping from 91st out of 103 Delaware elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 84th out of 109 in 2024-2025.

Despite higher-than-average per-student spending of $18,093 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1, East Side Charter School continues to struggle with a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. This suggests the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and implement targeted interventions to address the root causes of its academic and attendance challenges.