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Academia Antonia Alonso

Q: Is Academia Antonia Alonso a good school?

Academia Antonia Alonso ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Delaware elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Academia Antonia Alonso?

In the 2024-25 school year, 910 students attended Academia Antonia Alonso.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Academia Antonia Alonso?

Students at Academia Antonia Alonso are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Academia Antonia Alonso is a public charter elementary school located in Newark, Delaware, serving 805 students in grades K-7. The school is part of the Academia Antonia Alonso District, which is ranked 28 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academia Antonia Alonso consistently performs below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 17.24% to 34.74% in ELA and 9.09% to 27.5% in Math, compared to the state averages of 38.72% to 43.82% in ELA and 26.56% to 42.17% in Math. The school's student groups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom quartile of their respective groups statewide, indicating significant achievement gaps. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.4% to 27.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite being located in the same district, Academia Antonia Alonso is surrounded by several higher-performing public schools, such as Jones (Albert H.) Elementary and Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary, which rank among the top elementary schools in the state. The nearby public schools, such as Pleasantville Elementary, Brookside Elementary, and Leasure (May B.) Elementary, generally outperform Academia Antonia Alonso in academic proficiency, with lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher spending per student.

910

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 North Wakefield Drive
Newark, DE 19702

(302) 351-8200

District: Academia Antonia Alonso

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.2%

White:

7.1%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Delaware avg39%

Elementary school

99^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 4% (2019) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

47^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2024

From bottom 7% (2024) to bottom 20% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Delaware Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 32Academia Antonia Alonso 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	11.2	99 of 109	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	101 of 106	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	98 of 103	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	93 of 104	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	95 of 95	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	101 of 105	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	97 of 97	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	89 of 89	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	88 of 90	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	43 of 43	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	41 of 42	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	66 of 70	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	56 of 66	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	82 of 92	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	94 of 97	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	73 of 89	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	80 of 90	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	94 of 99	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	50 of 54	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	34 of 37	8.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	45 of 55	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies25%-19 vs state

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Mathematics15%-19 vs state

Science8%-21 vs state

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Quality education and fabulous leadership....children are joyful and so are their parents..I love this community! 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 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
Academia Antonia Alonso	Public, Charter	K-8	300 North Wakefield Drive	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Academia Antonia Alonso	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 351-8200	910	50	18.2		65 (7.1%)	52 (5.7%)	784 (86.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	11.2	99^th of 109 public elementary schools	9.2%		9.2	101^st of 106 public elementary schools	4.7%	2	8.0	15.7	26.2	26.2	36.5	21.2	19.2	18.9	17.2	17.3	34.7	29.4	27.5	11.3	9.1	12.4	13.4	10.3
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 West Main Street	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2131	329	23	14.3		49 (14.9%)	184 (55.9%)	70 (21.3%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	84.3	17^th of 109 public elementary schools	84.4%		52.2	45^th of 106 public elementary schools	57.5%	28	44.7	51.0	71.1				52.6	55.8	72.3				66.7	67.3	40.4				$25,836
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Barrett Run Road	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-4700	529	35	15.1		98 (18.5%)	198 (37.4%)	84 (15.9%)	105 (19.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	57.9	39^th of 109 public elementary schools	64.2%		71.8	27^th of 106 public elementary schools	74.5%	12	32.1	55.2	51.8				35.6	67.1	43.4				37.8	53.5	29.8				$23,952
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 North Brownleaf Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2464	469	49	9.5		123 (26.2%)	148 (31.6%)	140 (29.9%)	29 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	39.2	61^st of 109 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.4	64^th of 106 public elementary schools	39.6%	3	22.0	16.3	49.4				36.3	41.5	38.5				39.1	36.9	31.9				$29,427
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Brennen Drive	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 722-2864	413	40	10.3		130 (31.5%)	123 (29.8%)	107 (25.9%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.1%)	40.5	58^th of 109 public elementary schools	46.8%		43.3	56^th of 106 public elementary schools	47.2%	2	18.2	25.0	47.3				44.4	34.7	40.0				40.5	29.0	40.0				$28,999
Pleasantville Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Pleasant Street	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2935	389	29	13.4		89 (22.9%)	169 (43.4%)	104 (26.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	20.4	88^th of 109 public elementary schools	19.3%		15.6	91^st of 106 public elementary schools	14.2%	3	19.0	20.9	55.2				17.4	27.9	29.8				18.6	24.3	12.1				$25,005
Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Marrows Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-5454	260	26	10.0		50 (19.2%)	85 (32.7%)	97 (37.3%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	36.1	65^th of 109 public elementary schools	40.4%		33.8	68^th of 106 public elementary schools	35.8%	3	12.5	28.6	54.6				32.7	42.2	40.5				35.2	25.5	29.2				$34,709
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	1015 Church Road	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2103	316	30	10.5		29 (9.2%)	207 (65.5%)	54 (17.1%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	33	69^th of 109 public elementary schools	36.7%		24.1	80^th of 106 public elementary schools	24.5%	11	16.3	28.3	54.2				36.5	35.6	28.6				44.2	28.3	12.2				$31,421
Forest Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 South Meadowood Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-3420	429	33	13.2		139 (32.4%)	30 (7.0%)	235 (54.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	44.2	54^th of 109 public elementary schools	50.5%		35.6	66^th of 106 public elementary schools	37.7%	12	32.9	25.7	60.6				22.2	38.9	52.1				37.3	34.7	28.8				$24,451
Oberle (William) Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 South Caledonia Way	Bear	19701	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 834-5910	512	40	12.8		59 (11.5%)	155 (30.3%)	279 (54.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	19.7	89^th of 109 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.7	92^nd of 106 public elementary schools	13.2%	3	20.7	13.9	38.8				21.7	29.2	31.8				18.4	23.3	23.3				$26,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Academia Antonia Alonso

What is the racial makeup of Academia Antonia Alonso?

Students at Academia Antonia Alonso are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American.

Is Academia Antonia Alonso a good school?

Academia Antonia Alonso ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Delaware elementary schools.

How many students attend Academia Antonia Alonso?

In the 2024-25 school year, 910 students attended Academia Antonia Alonso.

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