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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)	DeSSA Social Studies (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	0.0mi	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%)	40.5	62^nd of 106 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.7	59^th of 109 public elementary schools	45.9%	3	29.6	32.7	66.0	31.3	42.1	35.2	31.3	38.6	33.3	$31,338
West Park Place Elementary School	1.4mi	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%)	85.7	15^th of 106 public elementary schools	85.8%		83.3	20^th of 109 public elementary schools	81.7%	5	54.4	63.8	78.2	64.2	61.7	55.4	59.3	54.4	52.6	$25,094
Brookside Elementary School	1.5mi	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%)	59.3	37^th of 106 public elementary schools	65.1%		36.1	65^th of 109 public elementary schools	40.4%	28	33.3	37.0	72.6	51.5	41.7	52.0	47.1	41.7	37.3	$34,709
Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School	2.1mi	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%)	42.5	60^th of 106 public elementary schools	43.4%		26.1	79^th of 109 public elementary schools	27.5%	19	14.6	48.0	64.2	38.3	51.0	35.2	38.3	37.3	18.5	$33,115
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School	2.4mi	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%)	41.7	61^st of 106 public elementary schools	42.5%		40.5	58^th of 109 public elementary schools	46.8%	3	17.8	51.3	54.2	34.4	39.7	33.3	36.9	46.8	26.0	$28,999
Downes (John R.) Elementary School	2.5mi	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%)	52.2	49^th of 106 public elementary schools	53.8%		51.8	43^rd of 109 public elementary schools	60.6%	6	32.9	40.0	60.3	38.2	37.5	48.6	45.6	38.8	42.0	$27,294
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	3.3mi	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%)	42.8	58^th of 106 public elementary schools	45.3%		41.4	57^th of 109 public elementary schools	47.7%	1	22.0	45.2	64.1	37.5	40.4	37.5	29.4	38.5	29.3	$35,752
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	3.5mi	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%)	78.4	26^th of 106 public elementary schools	75.5%		57.9	39^th of 109 public elementary schools	64.2%	13	38.5	52.7	75.0	58.7	58.8	56.9	52.3	56.7	44.6	$23,952
Keene (William B.) Elementary School	3.7mi	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%)	70.1	33^rd of 106 public elementary schools	68.9%		58.5	38^th of 109 public elementary schools	65.1%	5	46.7	46.9	74.7	52.0	50.0	58.7	50.7	45.6	32.0	$27,444
Oberle (William) Elementary School	3.9mi	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%)	12.6	92^nd of 106 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.7	89^th of 109 public elementary schools	18.3%	3	17.1	18.3	35.5	16.7	23.9	31.6	11.1	19.4	21.1	$26,351

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