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Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School

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Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School ranks 11 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newark, Delaware, serving 275 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.

Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and the state of Delaware in academic assessments, ranking 11th out of 109 Delaware elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has maintained a top 25 ranking in the state for several years. Additionally, the school excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking 1st out of 62 Delaware elementary schools for its performance with African American students and 8th out of 77 schools for its performance with white students in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4% in the 2023-2024 school year was also lower than the state's average of 23.7%.

When compared to nearby schools within the Christina School District and the Red Clay Consolidated School District, Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers on academic assessments. This highlights the school's strong academic performance and its ability to provide a high-quality education to its students. While the school's overall performance is impressive, there may be opportunities to address attendance-related challenges, as the school has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate.

271

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,584

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14 Forge Road
Newark, DE 19711-7699

(302) 454-2180

District: Christina School District

Students who attend Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Shue-Medill Middle School
High:	Newark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

African American:

23.2%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (60% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg35%

Delaware avg40%

11^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	11 of 109	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	15 of 106	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	16 of 103	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	24 of 104	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	32 of 95	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.0	11 of 105	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	18 of 85	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	59.6	34 of 86	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	36 of 86	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	50 of 108	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.7	56 of 91	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.5	68 of 90	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	68 of 91	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	98.3	1 of 62	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	17 of 89	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	28 of 90	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	11 of 99	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	70.1	16 of 62	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	5 of 92	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	25 of 97	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	17 of 97	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	25 of 89	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	16 of 90	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	22 of 99	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	8 of 77	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	72.1	18 of 73	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	17 of 70	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	19 of 75	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	27 of 65	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	38 of 82	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)98th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)74th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies64%+19 vs state

Science62%+33 vs state

English Language Arts60%+19 vs state

Mathematics57%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School

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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
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Forge Road	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2180	271	21	12.9		123 (45.4%)	63 (23.2%)	47 (17.3%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (8.1%)	86.7	11^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.9%		85.8	15^th of 106 public elementary schools	85.8%	4	62.2		52.0	80.6				55.3	57.7	70.3				50.0	60.4	62.2				$27,584
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	2815 Highlands Lane	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-3424	492	40	12.4		328 (66.7%)	55 (11.2%)	78 (15.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	53.4	41^st of 109 public elementary schools	62.4%		63.7	32^nd of 106 public elementary schools	69.8%	9	21.0		31.9	74.1				47.3	37.2	53.1				46.0	42.6	25.9				$25,385
Linden Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	3415 Skyline Drive	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-3406	532	35	15.4		260 (48.9%)	79 (14.8%)	42 (7.9%)	110 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	91.7	6^th of 109 public elementary schools	94.5%		93	5^th of 106 public elementary schools	95.3%	1	46.2		59.3	87.2				64.0	62.2	70.1				78.7	60.2	56.4				$19,500
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
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 St. Regis Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2142	244	23	10.6		80 (32.8%)	61 (25.0%)	84 (34.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	41.4	57^th of 109 public elementary schools	47.7%		35.4	67^th of 106 public elementary schools	36.8%	10	26.1		27.5	38.1				46.2	27.3	32.6				47.2	37.8	32.6				$35,752
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
Brandywine Springs School	Public	K-8	2916 Duncan Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 636-5681	941	62	15.3		634 (67.4%)	71 (7.5%)	147 (15.6%)	27 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.4%)	59	36^th of 109 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.1	39^th of 106 public elementary schools	63.2%	3	19.6	20.0	44.9	59.4	41.4	69.2	28.7	48.3	54.6	46.9	29.2	48.1	47.9	52.6	58.3	33.0	30.2	27.4	30.2	$20,999
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
North Star Elementary School	Public	K-5	1340 Little Baltimore Road	Hockessin	19707	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 234-7200	589	40	14.7		335 (56.9%)	28 (4.8%)	43 (7.3%)	143 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	92.4	5^th of 109 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.4	2^nd of 106 public elementary schools	98.1%	3	45.5		68.3	68.8				72.6	76.5	69.2				82.1	70.6	54.1				$21,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School

How many students attend Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School.

Is Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School a good school?

Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School ranks 11^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School?

Students at Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School are 45% White, 23% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shue-Medill Middle School
High : Newark High School

What district is Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School in?

Christina School District

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