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McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School

Q: Is McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School a good school?

McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School ranks 59 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newark, Delaware, serving 339 students in grades K-5 and part of the Christina School District.

The school has shown mixed academic performance, with its 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate exceeding the district and state averages, but its 5th-grade math proficiency lagging behind. McVey Elementary has performed relatively well for its African American and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, but its performance for its White student subgroup has been weaker. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing to its uneven academic outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, West Park Place Elementary and Downes (John R.) Elementary have consistently outperformed McVey Elementary on standardized tests and have higher overall rankings. Despite having higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio than some nearby schools, McVey Elementary appears to be underperforming, and the school's leadership and the district should closely examine the factors contributing to the school's performance and develop targeted strategies to address the areas of concern.

319

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,338

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

908 Janice Drive
Newark, DE 19713-4099

(302) 454-2145

District: Christina School District

Students who attend McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
High:	Glasgow High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.3%

White:

30.7%

Hispanic:

20.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Social Studies scores 10 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Delaware avg40%

59^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	39.7	59 of 109	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	65 of 106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	44 of 103	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	53 of 104	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	42 of 95	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	57 of 105	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	59 of 85	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	65 of 86	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.9	65 of 86	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	88 of 108	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.5	64 of 91	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.4	69 of 90	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	64 of 91	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	20 of 62	67.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	24 of 60	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.0	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	32 of 72	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	42 of 97	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.1	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	51 of 89	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	32 of 67	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	50 of 99	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	18 of 70	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	19 of 66	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	14 of 66	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	27 of 62	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	29 of 92	68.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	66 of 97	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	38 of 97	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	41 of 89	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	48 of 90	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	45 of 67	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	60 of 99	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	66 of 73	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.6	33 of 75	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2022)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Social Studies35%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

Science23%-6 vs state

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Schools Near McVey (Joseph M.) 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 Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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
West Park Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	193 West Park Place	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2290	350	27	12.9		128 (36.6%)	101 (28.9%)	41 (11.7%)	45 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	83.3	20^th of 109 public elementary schools	81.7%		78.4	19^th of 106 public elementary schools	82.1%	1	43.8	51.7	72.9	55.8	62.7	56.3	57.4	62.3	43.8	$25,094
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
Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	1899 South College Avenue	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 552-6200	324	27	12.0		72 (22.2%)	127 (39.2%)	88 (27.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	26.1	79^th of 109 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.3	79^th of 106 public elementary schools	25.5%		9.4	28.6	41.5	36.5	27.3	34.0	36.5	26.9	13.0	$33,115
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
Downes (John R.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	220 Casho Mill Road	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2133	346	31	11.1		134 (38.7%)	85 (24.6%)	69 (19.9%)	35 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	51.8	43^rd of 109 public elementary schools	60.6%		65.2	30^th of 106 public elementary schools	71.7%	13	20.3	46.2	54.6	34.3	51.5	43.1	39.4	43.9	31.0	$27,294
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
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
Keene (William B.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Cpl Stephen J. Ballard Way	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2018	408	31	13.1		69 (16.9%)	210 (51.5%)	81 (19.9%)	15 (3.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	58.5	38^th of 109 public elementary schools	65.1%		49.9	48^th of 106 public elementary schools	54.7%	10	39.0	35.8	77.9	41.8	44.8	44.2	47.8	34.3	29.9	$27,444
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 McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School

Is McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School a good school?

McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School ranks 59^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School?

Students at McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School are 42% African American, 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School.

What district is McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School in?

Christina School District

What schools do graduates of McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
High : Glasgow High School

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