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Brookside Elementary School

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Brookside Elementary School ranks 37 th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Brookside Elementary School in Newark, DE, is a K-5 school within the Christina School District that serves 260 students and has been making significant strides in recent years. The school has jumped from a 2-star rating to a 3-star rating (65th percentile) in the 2025-2026 school year, making it one of the most improved schools in the region. With a low student-teacher ratio of 10:1 and per-student spending of $20,812—well above nearby schools like Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School ($13,704) and Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School ($14,947)—Brookside is investing heavily in its students' success.

One of the most impressive aspects of Brookside is its performance with specific student groups. The school ranks 7th out of 45 schools statewide for Hispanic students (84th percentile) and 19th out of 75 for students of low socioeconomic status (75th percentile), both earning 4-star ratings. This shows the school is highly effective at closing achievement gaps. Additionally, male students have seen a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 21st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 52nd percentile in 2025-2026. The school has also made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting it from a staggering 39.4% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2024-2025—now below both the district (19.8%) and state (17.1%) averages.

Academically, Brookside is now outperforming district and state averages in most subjects. For example, 5th-grade ELA proficiency is 52%, compared to 41.83% for the district and 46.01% for the state. The school particularly shines in 5th-grade Social Studies, with a 72.55% proficiency rate that leads all nearby Christina School District peers and far exceeds the state average of 61.85%. While its closest neighbor, Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School, has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (8.2% vs. 16.6%), Brookside now outperforms Smith in overall state ranking (37th vs. 61st) and in most academic subjects. This rapid ascent from the bottom half to the top third of the district marks Brookside as a school to watch and a potential model for others facing similar challenges.

260

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,709

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

800 Marrows Road
Newark, DE 19713

(302) 454-5454

District: Christina School District

Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Newark High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.3%

African American:

32.7%

White:

19.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Delaware median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg39%

Delaware avg42%

37^th of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

16^th of 34Christina 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
2026	59.4	37 of 107	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.1	65 of 109	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	68 of 106	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	64 of 103	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	56 of 104	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	66 of 95	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	69 of 105	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	69 of 85	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.2	58 of 86	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	66 of 86	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.7	76 of 108	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.1	75 of 91	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.7	62 of 90	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.1	69 of 91	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	44.2	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	38 of 98	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	44 of 97	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	57 of 97	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	53 of 89	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	36 of 90	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	68 of 99	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.1	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	8 of 36	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	18 of 37	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	19 of 75	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	56.0	25 of 70	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	25 of 66	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.7	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	8 of 62	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	52 of 92	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	47 of 98	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.6	71 of 97	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	78 of 89	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	62 of 90	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	67 of 99	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)52nd percentile+17 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies56%+5 vs state

English Language Arts48%+6 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

Science33%+3 vs state

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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	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
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	44.2%	50 (19.2%)	85 (32.7%)	97 (37.3%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	59.4	37^th of 107 public elementary schools	65.4%		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
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	32.4%	130 (31.5%)	123 (29.8%)	107 (25.9%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.1%)	41.9	61^st of 107 public elementary schools	43.0%		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
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	37.0%	98 (30.7%)	135 (42.3%)	64 (20.1%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	40.7	62^nd of 107 public elementary schools	42.1%		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	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	21.1%	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 107 public elementary schools	86.0%		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
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	32.0%	80 (32.8%)	61 (25.0%)	84 (34.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	43	59^th of 107 public elementary schools	44.9%		41.4	57^th of 109 public elementary schools	47.7%	2	22.0		45.2	64.1				37.5	40.4	37.5				29.4	38.5	29.3				$35,752
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	34.1%	65 (7.1%)	52 (5.7%)	784 (86.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	10.4	99^th of 107 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.2	99^th of 109 public elementary schools	9.2%			7.3	14.9	31.2	22.1	49.0	28.4	14.7	23.7	28.1	17.9	26.6	28.0	24.5	19.4	12.2	7.6	14.4	10.9
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	37.3%	123 (26.2%)	148 (31.6%)	140 (29.9%)	29 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	46.9	56^th of 107 public elementary schools	47.7%		39.2	61^st of 109 public elementary schools	44.0%	5	23.3		38.3	62.5				43.5	39.8	46.6				50.7	31.0	30.1				$29,427
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Barrett Run Drive	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-4700	529	35	15.1	17.4%	98 (18.5%)	198 (37.4%)	84 (15.9%)	105 (19.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	78.5	25^th of 107 public elementary schools	76.6%		57.9	39^th of 109 public elementary schools	64.2%	14	38.5		52.7	75.0				58.7	58.8	56.9				52.3	56.7	44.6				$23,952
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	24.0%	134 (38.7%)	85 (24.6%)	69 (19.9%)	35 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	52.5	50^th of 107 public elementary schools	53.3%		51.8	43^rd of 109 public elementary schools	60.6%	7	32.9		40.0	60.3				38.2	37.5	48.6				45.6	38.8	42.0				$27,294
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	34.9%	72 (22.2%)	127 (39.2%)	88 (27.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	42.7	60^th of 107 public elementary schools	43.9%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Elementary School

What district is Brookside Elementary School in?

Christina School District

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Elementary School?

Students at Brookside Elementary School are 37% Hispanic, 33% African American, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Brookside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Newark High School

How many students attend Brookside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Brookside Elementary School.

Is Brookside Elementary School a good school?

Brookside Elementary School ranks 37^th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2023–24 dropout ratesNewNov 2, 2026

2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 29, 2026

2025–26 DeSSA, SAT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresAug 18, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataMar 23, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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