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The Bayard School

Public Grades 1-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

The Bayard School is an elementary school located in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades 1-8 with a total enrollment of 545 students. Despite being part of the Christina School District, which is ranked 17 out of 32 districts in the state, The Bayard School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Delaware, ranking 108 out of 109 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 103 out of 104 schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

The Bayard School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 20.4% to 25.9% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments and DeSSA tests are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.45% of 3rd-grade students at The Bayard School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.12% in the district and 38.72% statewide. Similar gaps are observed in mathematics, with only 9.72% of 3rd-grade students at The Bayard School proficient or better, compared to 36.49% in the district and 42.17% statewide.

Interestingly, The Bayard School's performance is significantly lower than the nearby schools in the same district, such as Stubbs Early Education Center and Pulaski Early Education Center, as well as schools in the neighboring Red Clay Consolidated School District. For example, the proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics at First State Montessori Academy, a charter school in the area, are significantly higher than The Bayard School and the district/state averages.

571

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,690

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 South duPont Street
Wilmington, DE 19805

(302) 429-4134

District: Christina School District

Students who attend The Bayard School usually attend:

High:

Newark High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.9%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2022 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (11% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 17% Delaware)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg36%

Delaware avg43%

Elementary school

108^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

59^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	108 of 109	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	103 of 104	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	53 of 53	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	51 of 51	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.2	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.5	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	48 of 49	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.6	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	12.0	40 of 41	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	44 of 44	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	41 of 41	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)3rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2022)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies14%-33 vs state

English Language Arts10%-32 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 19, 2016

If I could give this school a zero I would.
I don't recommend this school or district to any parent that values their child's education. The bullying and low level of respect from students to teachers is astonishing. Close Quote

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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
The Bayard School	Public	1-8	200 South duPont Street	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4134	571	50	11.4		23 (4.0%)	359 (62.9%)	158 (27.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	4	108^th of 109 public elementary schools	0.9%					(n/a)			9.1	20.8	8.8	21.2		8.5	10.5	11.7		8.1		9.7	8.3	8.3				$32,690
Pulaski Early Education Center	Public	PK-K	1300 Cedar Street	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 429-4133	93	7	13.2		8 (8.6%)	57 (61.3%)	22 (23.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)																				$41,673
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 North Van Buren Street	Wilmington	19806	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2695	347	29	11.9		36 (10.4%)	118 (34.0%)	186 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20.4	87^th of 109 public elementary schools	20.2%		22.4	81^st of 106 public elementary schools	23.6%	6			36.2	50.0				22.6	26.1	23.7				16.1	14.9	12.8				$30,769
Johnson (Joseph E. Junior) Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Gilpin Avenue	Wilmington	19806	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2715	276	21	13.1		20 (7.2%)	200 (72.5%)	43 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	8	103^rd of 109 public elementary schools	5.5%		5	102^nd of 106 public elementary schools	3.8%	1	13.0		10.9	22.7						15.2										$26,226
First State Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	Null	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	First State Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 576-1500	657	34	19.3		447 (68.0%)	120 (18.3%)	14 (2.1%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	84.8	14^th of 109 public elementary schools	87.2%		79.8	17^th of 106 public elementary schools	84.0%	3	47.2	20.7	52.6	80.6	65.3	72.4	41.4	65.3	64.1	69.4	65.3	64.4	50.0	52.0	51.3	43.1	43.1	40.7	15.5
Kuumba Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 North French Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Kuumba Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 472-6450	594	45	13.2		2 (0.3%)	537 (90.4%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	22.7	83^rd of 109 public elementary schools	23.9%		17.1	90^th of 106 public elementary schools	15.1%	7	23.1		47.3	35.9	13.3	25.0	15.7	22.2	33.9	30.8	9.5	28.6	34.6	17.5	30.4		7.9
Maurice Pritchett Senior Academy	Public	1-8	600 E. 7th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 647-8725	616	40	13.3		31 (5.0%)	499 (81.0%)	50 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	3.9	109^th of 109 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.4	106^th of 106 public elementary schools	0.0%	3			7.1	20.9		13.7	9.1	6.7				15.4	9.5
Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Spruce Avenue	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5560	549	42	13.0		92 (16.8%)	139 (25.3%)	296 (53.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	13.1	95^th of 109 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.3	99^th of 106 public elementary schools	6.6%	4	6.7		17.2	28.4				31.3	19.2	15.7				24.7	23.2	5.6				$21,475
Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy	Public	K-2	100 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2710	340	33	10.3		21 (6.2%)	265 (77.9%)	46 (13.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)																				$34,712
Warner Elementary School	Public	3-5	801 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2740	395	40	9.8		34 (8.6%)	307 (77.7%)	47 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5.2	105^th of 109 public elementary schools	3.7%		4.8	103^rd of 106 public elementary schools	2.8%	2	8.7		4.8	29.4					6.8	17.3				6.3	6.7	7.8				$31,966

Frequently Asked Questions about The Bayard School

What is the racial makeup of The Bayard School?

Students at The Bayard School are 63% African American, 28% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend The Bayard School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended The Bayard School.

What district is The Bayard School in?

Christina School District

What schools do graduates of The Bayard School attend?

Students who attend The Bayard School usually go on to attend:

High : Newark High School

Is The Bayard School a good school?

The Bayard School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Delaware elementary schools.

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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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