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Pleasantville Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Pleasantville Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Castle, Delaware, serving 384 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Colonial School District, which is ranked 26 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasantville Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the state and district in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 5th grade, only 29.82% of students were proficient in ELA, compared to 43.71% statewide and 30.64% in the district. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.0% to 29.7% over the past few years. These challenges are reflected in the school's 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, which it has maintained for the past 10 years.

While Pleasantville Elementary's performance is lower than the state and district averages, it is also generally lower than nearby schools in the Colonial School District, such as Wilmington Manor Elementary and Downie (Carrie) Elementary. These schools, while still underperforming compared to state averages, have higher proficiency rates and better rankings than Pleasantville. Additionally, Pleasantville Elementary's ranking and performance on standardized tests has declined over the past 10 years, going from a 3-star rating in 2014-2015 to a 1-star rating in recent years.

389

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,005

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16 Pleasant Street
New Castle, DE 19720-3005

(302) 323-2935

District: Colonial School District

Students who attend Pleasantville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Read (George) Middle School
High:	Penn (William) High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.4%

Hispanic:

26.7%

White:

22.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Delaware avg40%

88^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Colonial School District

26^th of 32Colonial 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	20.4	88 of 109	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	91 of 106	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	89 of 103	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	76 of 104	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	73 of 95	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	95 of 105	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	71 of 85	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.9	57 of 86	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.6	53 of 108	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.1	60 of 91	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.6	54 of 90	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.3	26 of 91	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	54 of 68	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	21 of 60	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.2	64 of 72	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	72 of 90	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	94 of 99	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	58 of 66	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.3	28 of 62	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.4	77 of 92	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	77 of 90	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	61 of 77	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	57 of 75	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	78 of 82	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies37%-8 vs state

English Language Arts25%-17 vs state

Science19%-10 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Pleasantville Elementary School

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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
Pleasantville Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Pleasant Street	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2935	389	29	13.4		89 (22.9%)	169 (43.4%)	104 (26.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	20.4	88^th of 109 public elementary schools	19.3%		15.6	91^st of 106 public elementary schools	14.2%	3	19.0	20.9	55.2				17.4	27.9	29.8				18.6	24.3	12.1				$25,005
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
Wilmington Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 East Roosevelt Avenue	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2901	291	22	13.2		82 (28.2%)	101 (34.7%)	85 (29.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	27.3	76^th of 109 public elementary schools	30.3%		22	83^rd of 106 public elementary schools	21.7%	7	19.2		48.1				26.2	22.2	32.7				30.8		26.9				$30,702
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 Delaware Street	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2926	324	25	12.9		82 (25.3%)	122 (37.7%)	94 (29.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.2%)	10.8	100^th of 109 public elementary schools	8.3%		10	100^th of 106 public elementary schools	5.7%			18.2	36.5				14.3	13.6	22.2				21.1	10.0	14.1				$23,745
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
New Castle Elementary School	Public	K-5	903 Delaware Street	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2880	383	29	13.2		63 (16.4%)	177 (46.2%)	124 (32.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	14.7	93^rd of 109 public elementary schools	14.7%		12	97^th of 106 public elementary schools	8.5%	4		14.8	26.7				18.5	19.3	28.0				27.3	31.6	11.8				$25,464
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		123 (26.2%)	148 (31.6%)	140 (29.9%)	29 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	39.2	61^st of 109 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.4	64^th of 106 public elementary schools	39.6%	3	22.0	16.3	49.4				36.3	41.5	38.5				39.1	36.9	31.9				$29,427
Castle Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	502 Moores Lane	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2915	462	38	12.1		78 (16.9%)	179 (38.7%)	138 (29.9%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.8%)	21.3	86^th of 109 public elementary schools	21.1%		12.3	96^th of 106 public elementary schools	9.4%	10	11.4	28.2	40.0				28.8	28.0	25.6				27.2	29.0	16.1				$24,288
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
Richey Elementary School	Public	K-5	105 East Highland Avenue	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5535	382	30	12.9		179 (46.9%)	68 (17.8%)	107 (28.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	28.1	75^th of 109 public elementary schools	31.2%		49	49^th of 106 public elementary schools	53.8%	26	11.1	37.3	36.4				24.7	39.0	27.8				19.8	37.3	27.8				$24,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasantville Elementary School

How many students attend Pleasantville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Pleasantville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Pleasantville Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Read (George) Middle School
High : Penn (William) High School

What is the racial makeup of Pleasantville Elementary School?

Students at Pleasantville Elementary School are 43% African American, 27% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Pleasantville Elementary School a good school?

Pleasantville Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Delaware elementary schools.

What district is Pleasantville Elementary School in?

Colonial School District

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