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Leasure (May B.) Elementary School

Q: Is Leasure (May B.) Elementary School a good school?

Leasure (May B.) Elementary School ranks 69 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Leasure (May B.) Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newark, Delaware, serving 328 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Christina School District, which is ranked 17 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leasure Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average academic performance on state assessments, and uneven outcomes across different student subgroups. For example, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (28.57%) and Mathematics (12.24%) in 2024-2025 were well below the state averages of 43.71% and 32.87%, respectively. When compared to nearby schools like Keene (William B.) Elementary and Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary, Leasure Elementary generally performs worse academically.

Despite receiving above-average funding, with a spending per student of $20,320 in 2018-2019, and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's resources do not appear to be translating into improved educational outcomes for its students. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and address the root causes of the school's performance issues.

316

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,421

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1015 Church Road
Newark, DE 19702

(302) 454-2103

District: Christina School District

Students who attend Leasure (May B.) Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.5%

Hispanic:

17.1%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (32% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Delaware average

!Near the bottom of Christina School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

Delaware avg40%

69^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	33.0	69 of 109	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	80 of 106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	73 of 103	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	72 of 104	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	71 of 95	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	77 of 105	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	67 of 85	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	61 of 86	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	69 of 108	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.0	66 of 91	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.4	70 of 90	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	70 of 91	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	40 of 68	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	42 of 62	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	39 of 60	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	41 of 72	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	48 of 97	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	73 of 97	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	72 of 89	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	74 of 90	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	70 of 99	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	39 of 66	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	51 of 92	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	74 of 97	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	60 of 89	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	46 of 90	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	80 of 99	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies40%-5 vs state

English Language Arts34%-8 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science16%-13 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	4050 Wrangle Hill Road	Bear	19701	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 832-6330	1,052	66	15.9		263 (25.0%)	505 (48.0%)	171 (16.3%)	39 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.9%)	30.7	73^rd of 109 public elementary schools	33.0%		38.9	61^st of 106 public elementary schools	42.5%	12	24.2	23.0	53.0				29.9	23.9	38.5				37.3	26.6	20.8				$19,634
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Leasure (May B.) Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Leasure (May B.) Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Leasure (May B.) Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Leasure (May B.) Elementary School a good school?

Leasure (May B.) Elementary School ranks 69^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Leasure (May B.) Elementary School in?

Christina School District

How many students attend Leasure (May B.) Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Leasure (May B.) Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Leasure (May B.) Elementary School?

Students at Leasure (May B.) Elementary School are 66% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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