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Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School

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Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School ranks 60 th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School is a K-5 school in Newark, DE, serving 324 students within the Christina School District. The school has been on a clear upward trajectory, jumping from the bottom third of Delaware elementary schools to the 43rd percentile in the most recent 2025-2026 school year—its best performance in years and a notable improvement over nearby schools like Leasure (May B.) Elementary School, which has remained flat, or Oberle (William) Elementary School, which consistently ranks in the bottom 20%.

One of Brader's most compelling strengths is its exceptional work with Hispanic and African American students. The school ranked 6th out of 45 schools statewide for Hispanic students (87th percentile, 4-star rating) and has consistently earned 3-star ratings for African American students. This is a standout achievement that sets Brader apart from higher-performing neighbors like Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School and West Park Place Elementary School. Brader also shines in Social Studies, with 5th-grade proficiency at 64%—above both district and state averages—and has made remarkable progress reducing chronic absenteeism from 26.9% to 15.1%, now better than the district and state averages.

However, there are areas of concern. Only 18.5% of 5th graders were proficient in math, well below the district (30%) and state (35%) averages, and this has been a persistent challenge for four years. The school also struggles with its White student population, ranking in the 4th percentile for that group. While Brader outperforms Oberle (William) Elementary School in nearly every subject, it still trails top-tier schools like Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School in the Appoquinimink School District, which ranks in the 94th percentile. For parents, Brader offers a school that is improving, deeply effective with students of color, and building a stronger school culture—while still working to close gaps in upper-grade math and ensure success for all learners.

324

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,115

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1899 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19702

(302) 552-6200

District: Christina School District

Students who attend Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.2%

Hispanic:

27.2%

White:

22.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Delaware avg42%

60^th of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	42.7	60 of 107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.1	79 of 109	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	79 of 106	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	71 of 103	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	64 of 104	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	67 of 95	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	72 of 105	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	61 of 85	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	60 of 86	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.4	59 of 86	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	65 of 108	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.5	54 of 91	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.6	61 of 91	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	26 of 70	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	38 of 68	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	23 of 62	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	32 of 60	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	34 of 60	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	40 of 72	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	45 of 98	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.1	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	70 of 89	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	58 of 90	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	65 of 99	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	26 of 62	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	67 of 92	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	56 of 98	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	70 of 89	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	67 of 90	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	44 of 67	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	73 of 99	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	74 of 77	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	63 of 73	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	43 of 75	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	57 of 82	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies56%+6 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-8 vs state

Science15%-16 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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	DeSSA Social Studies 6th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
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	39.1%	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
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) 595-3599	408	31	13.1	35.4%	69 (16.9%)	210 (51.5%)	81 (19.9%)	15 (3.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	70.2	33^rd of 107 public elementary schools	69.2%		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
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	49.1%	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
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	59.2%	59 (11.5%)	155 (30.3%)	279 (54.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	12.8	92^nd of 107 public elementary schools	14.0%		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
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	59.9%	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
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	33.8%	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
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	48.8%	29 (9.2%)	207 (65.5%)	54 (17.1%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	38.1	65^th of 107 public elementary schools	39.3%		33	69^th of 109 public elementary schools	36.7%	4	15.5	40.5	57.9		53.7	38.3	29.3		46.5	37.5	13.8		$31,421
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	20.8%	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
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	43.6%	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
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	26.2%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School?

Students at Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School are 39% African American, 27% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School a good school?

Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School ranks 60^th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School.

What district is Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School in?

Christina School District

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