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Oberle (William) Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Oberle (William) Elementary School is a K-5 school in Bear, DE, serving 512 students within the Christina School District, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Delaware elementary schools for the past decade.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that Oberle faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates well below nearby schools. In 3rd grade, only 16.7% of students are proficient in ELA and 11.1% in math, compared to Leasure (May B.) Elementary School—less than a mile away—where 53.7% and 46.5% of students are proficient in those subjects, respectively. Even more concerning is the performance of male students, who rank in the 1st percentile statewide, making Oberle essentially the second-lowest-performing school in Delaware for boys. The school does show a "fifth grade bounce," with 5th grade ELA proficiency (31.6%) nearly double the 3rd grade rate, suggesting students may make progress as they move through the grades. However, this improvement is not enough to close the gap with higher-performing peers like Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School, where 5th grade ELA proficiency is 56.9%.

On a positive note, Oberle has achieved a remarkable reduction in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 36.8% in 2020-2021 to 12.1% in 2024-2025—now better than both the state and district averages. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, better than many higher-performing schools, and spends less per student ($15,226) than most comparable schools in the district. This suggests the path forward is not about adding resources but about changing instructional strategies, particularly for male students and English Language Learners. The comparison to Leasure, which serves a similar community but achieves dramatically better results, demonstrates that improvement is possible with the right school-level focus.

512

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,351

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 South Caledonia Way
Bear, DE 19701

(302) 834-5910

District: Christina School District

Students who attend Oberle (William) Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

African American:

30.3%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 23rd-percentile peak (2023) to 13th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

Delaware avg42%

92^nd of 106

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Christina School District

15^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	12.6	92 of 106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	89 of 109	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	92 of 106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	79 of 103	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	82 of 104	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	92 of 95	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	98 of 105	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	80 of 85	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	81 of 86	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	80 of 86	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	102 of 108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.8	84 of 90	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	33 of 68	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	70 of 72	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.9	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	86 of 98	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	87 of 97	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	77 of 89	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	67 of 67	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	96 of 99	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	25 of 36	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.5	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	67 of 75	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	50 of 70	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	91 of 92	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	97 of 98	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	92 of 97	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	82 of 89	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	78 of 90	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	66 of 67	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	96 of 99	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)32nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies26%-24 vs state

English Language Arts24%-19 vs state

Science17%-13 vs state

Mathematics17%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 26, 2013

I am a parent here and I love the teachers at this school. I feel they do the best they can with what they are provided with but there is a huge lack of support from administration. I think this school has the worst administration I have ever seen. They are unable to keep anyone in an administration office for more then a year. Administration speaks poorly to the staff and parents. I believe the district needs to find better qualified people to run the school and stick with them. Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	12.6	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
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%)	37.9	65^th of 106 public elementary schools	38.7%		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
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%)	70.1	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
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%)	78.4	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
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	32.3%	263 (25.0%)	505 (48.0%)	171 (16.3%)	39 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.9%)	33.2	71^st of 106 public elementary schools	33.0%		30.7	73^rd of 109 public elementary schools	33.0%	2	24.9		31.2	66.1				29.7	30.7	35.4				33.1	30.3	26.0				$19,634
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%)	42.5	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
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	73.1%	65 (7.1%)	52 (5.7%)	784 (86.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	10.1	99^th of 106 public elementary schools	6.6%		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
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%)	40.5	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
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%)	59.3	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
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	45.3%	49 (14.9%)	184 (55.9%)	70 (21.3%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	74.7	31^st of 106 public elementary schools	70.8%		84.3	17^th of 109 public elementary schools	84.4%	14	38.1		50.0	66.7				45.6	66.7	66.7				42.9	67.2	45.2				$25,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Oberle (William) Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Oberle (William) Elementary School?

Students at Oberle (William) Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 30% African American, 12% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Oberle (William) Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oberle (William) Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Oberle (William) Elementary School in?

Christina School District

Is Oberle (William) Elementary School a good school?

Oberle (William) Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Delaware elementary schools.

How many students attend Oberle (William) Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Oberle (William) Elementary School.

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