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East Side Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

East Side Charter School is a K-8 charter school in Wilmington, DE, serving 434 students as its own single-school district, and it currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking 98th out of 106 schools statewide.

The most significant challenge facing East Side Charter is chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, 35.1% of students were chronically absent—more than double the state average of around 17-20%. While this is a major improvement from a staggering 78.1% rate in 2022-2023, it remains a critical barrier to learning. Academic proficiency is also well below state averages, particularly in the early grades. For example, only 8.47% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to 40.05% statewide. However, there is a positive trend: by 8th grade, ELA proficiency reaches 40.82%, nearly matching the state average of 41.44%. This suggests the school may be effective at helping students catch up over time, especially in literacy.

East Side sits in a neighborhood with stark contrasts. Just 1.3 miles away, First State Montessori Academy is a 5-star school with ELA proficiency above 55% in all grades and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.0%. Meanwhile, Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School, only 0.57 miles away, ranks in the 1st percentile despite reporting a very low absenteeism rate of 2.5%. Interestingly, East Side spends $18,093 per student—more than higher-performing nearby schools like Lombardy Elementary School ($15,304) and First State Montessori ($13,194)—and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.3. This suggests the school's struggles are not due to a lack of funding or class size, but rather deeply rooted challenges related to attendance and student readiness that require significant support to overcome.

434

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 North Claymont Street
Wilmington, DE 19802

(302) 762-5834

District: East Side Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Hispanic:

2.8%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Delaware)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Delaware avg40%

Elementary school

98^th of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

41^st of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 34East Side Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	98 of 107	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	84 of 109	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	91 of 103	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	103 of 105	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	97 of 108	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	66 of 70	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	44 of 68	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	49 of 60	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	71 of 72	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	97 of 98	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	57 of 62	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	89 of 92	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	87 of 98	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	32 of 59	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	32 of 54	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	39 of 53	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	39 of 51	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	13 of 46	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	58.8	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.5	18 of 55	67.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	14 of 40	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	38 of 53	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	34 of 55	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	45 of 50	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)21st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies36%-14 vs state

English Language Arts24%-18 vs state

Mathematics18%-17 vs state

Science13%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)		DeSSA Social Studies (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
East Side Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 North Claymont Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	East Side Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(302) 762-5834	434	42	10.3	99.3%	7 (1.6%)	409 (94.2%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10.6	98^th of 107 public elementary schools	8.4%		22	84^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.9%	14	16.0	10.2		28.3	25.0	46.4	39.1	8.5	12.1	26.0	22.7	37.9	40.8	10.5	14.3	20.4	20.5	21.1	20.4
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	99.6%	6 (1.1%)	537 (96.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	3.6	106^th of 107 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.1	106^th of 109 public elementary schools	2.8%				9.2	9.4	14.8	35.6	14.0				12.9	17.0	19.2	8.2	7.4			11.9
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	99.2%	24 (7.5%)	248 (77.0%)	29 (9.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	11.7	96^th of 107 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.2	92^nd of 109 public elementary schools	15.6%	4	12.5		13.8	42.6				17.9	16.1	32.7				14.7	16.1	21.4				$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	88.9%	1 (0.7%)	132 (89.2%)	8 (5.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)
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	71.6%	2 (0.3%)	537 (90.4%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	12.5	93^rd of 107 public elementary schools	13.1%		22.7	83^rd of 109 public elementary schools	23.9%	10	17.0		25.4	44.1	20.3	22.6	18.4	12.3	21.9	32.2	12.7	14.8	24.5			10.2	7.9
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	99.2%	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
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	8.9%	447 (68.0%)	120 (18.3%)	14 (2.1%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	80.7	20^th of 107 public elementary schools	81.3%		84.8	14^th of 109 public elementary schools	87.2%	6	40.8	30.4	48.6	81.3	78.5	70.6	48.2	60.8	65.8	68.4	76.9	67.7	55.4	49.4	49.3	36.8	47.7	41.2	30.4
Maurice Pritchett Senior Academy	Public	1-8	600 E. 7th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(302) 429-4102	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4	105^th of 107 public elementary schools	1.9%					(n/a)			7.4	24.2	18.0	15.1	9.6	11.7			9.1		19.1
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	99.3%	34 (8.6%)	307 (77.7%)	47 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2.5	107^th of 107 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.2	105^th of 109 public elementary schools	3.7%	2			9.3	19.4					6.0	12.7				5.6	6.0	4.5				$31,966
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	99.4%	36 (10.4%)	118 (34.0%)	186 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	11.8	95^th of 107 public elementary schools	11.2%		20.4	87^th of 109 public elementary schools	20.2%	8	13.3		24.5	47.7					15.0	31.1				10.0	8.3					$30,769

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East Side Charter School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Delaware elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended East Side Charter School.

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Students at East Side Charter School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% White.

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