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Kuumba Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Kuumba Academy Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Wilmington, Delaware, with 599 students. The school is part of the Kuumba Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 27th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kuumba Academy consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.22% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.72%. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with male students, female students, African American students, and low-income students all performing poorly compared to their peers statewide. Additionally, Kuumba Academy has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 30.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

The schools closest to Kuumba Academy, such as Johnson (Joseph E. Junior) Elementary School, Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School, and The Bayard School, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high chronic absenteeism, suggesting broader challenges facing schools in this area of Wilmington. However, the nearby First State Montessori Academy, a charter school, significantly outperforms Kuumba Academy and the state average on academic measures, demonstrating that a high-quality educational model can be successful even in this challenging urban environment.

594

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 472-6450

District: Kuumba Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.4%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Delaware avg41%

Elementary school

83^rd of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

51^st of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 33% (2019) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 32Kuumba Academy 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
2025	22.7	83 of 109	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	90 of 106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	94 of 103	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	90 of 104	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	88 of 95	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	84 of 105	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.3	71 of 108	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	47 of 68	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	55 of 60	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	46 of 72	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	65 of 90	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	75 of 99	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	60 of 66	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	65 of 66	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	68 of 92	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	76 of 90	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	84 of 99	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	51 of 59	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	38 of 54	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	34 of 51	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	35 of 52	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	40 of 49	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	15 of 43	65.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	12 of 41	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	42 of 55	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	32 of 50	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	29 of 48	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	9 of 40	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	7 of 38	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	34 of 50	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	31 of 50	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies28%-17 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Science23%-6 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

This was our first year attending Kuumba Academy. My son took part of their kindergarten program and it was a success. When my son first entered Kuumba he did not know the basics, reading, writing, spelling or simple math. By the end of the school year my son became top of his class for math, excellent reader, speller and can write basic sentences as well as comprehend his readings. The dedication from the staff and the work that we did at home made his experience an excellent one. Kindergarten is the breaking point for kids to find out if they like or not school and I am happy to say my son loves it. Having Spanish as the school language program is a plus. Doors of opportunities are endless when you are bilingual. 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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		7 (1.6%)	409 (94.2%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22	84^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.6	93^rd of 106 public elementary schools	12.3%	9	16.7	14.0			39.0	25.7	33.3		18.4	27.0	34.5	30.9	52.2	8.9		22.2	17.5	32.7	43.5
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kuumba Academy Charter School

How many students attend Kuumba Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Kuumba Academy Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Kuumba Academy Charter School?

Students at Kuumba Academy Charter School are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Kuumba Academy Charter School a good school?

Kuumba Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Delaware elementary schools.

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