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Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School

Q: Is Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School a good school?

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School ranks 39 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School?

Students at Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School are 37% African American, 20% Asian, 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-5

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Newark, Delaware, serving 535 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Christina School District, which is ranked 17 out of 32 districts in the state.

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School has consistently performed well academically, ranking among the top 33% of Delaware elementary schools over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were higher than the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. The school has also shown strong performance for specific student subgroups, such as ranking 21st out of 68 Delaware elementary schools for African American students and 8th out of 43 for Hispanic students in English Language Arts proficiency.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Christina School District, Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has maintained a strong academic performance over the years, with a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking among the top 33% of Delaware elementary schools. This suggests the school has effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems in place to foster student success.

529

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,952

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Barrett Run Road
Newark, DE 19702-2949

(302) 454-4700

District: Christina School District

Students who attend Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kirk (George V.) Middle School
High:	Christiana High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.4%

Asian:

19.8%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg35%

Delaware avg40%

39^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Christina School District

17^th of 32Christina 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	57.9	39 of 109	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	27 of 106	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	33 of 103	68.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	17 of 104	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	17 of 95	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	33 of 105	68.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	27 of 85	68.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	26 of 86	69.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.9	26 of 86	69.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	15 of 108	86.1%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	28 of 91	69.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.4	28 of 90	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.2	47 of 91	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	21 of 68	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	28 of 62	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	16 of 60	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	8 of 60	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.4	12 of 72	83.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	84.2	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	29 of 97	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	30 of 89	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	15 of 90	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	11 of 67	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	23 of 99	76.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	8 of 43	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	17 of 70	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	3 of 62	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	12 of 92	87.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	56 of 97	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	32 of 89	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	19 of 90	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	23 of 67	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	44 of 99	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	40 of 77	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	22 of 75	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	15 of 65	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	55 of 82	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies53%+8 vs state

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science32%+3 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, March 13, 2020

The teachers are awesome and dedicated. The Kindergarten staff is hardworking, wonderful and current in their Best Practices. The Kindergarten Staff is very knowledgable about what is developmentally appropriate for 5-6 year olds despite district demands. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	908 Janice Drive	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2145	319	28	11.3		98 (30.7%)	135 (42.3%)	64 (20.1%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	39.7	59^th of 109 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.1	65^th of 106 public elementary schools	38.7%	6	22.9	19.6	51.0				46.8	36.5	40.8				39.7	30.8	24.0				$31,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School?

Students at Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School are 37% African American, 20% Asian, 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School in?

Christina School District

How many students attend Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kirk (George V.) Middle School
High : Christiana High School

Is Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School a good school?

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School ranks 39^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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