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Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Castle, Delaware, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Colonial School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools, with academic performance below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Eisenberg Elementary's standardized test scores lag behind, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.72% to 38.36% in English Language Arts and 17.81% to 36.07% in mathematics, compared to state averages of 38.72% to 43.71% and 32.87% to 42.17%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 29.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are similar to nearby schools, the challenges at Eisenberg appear to be systemic within the Colonial School District, as other local elementary schools, such as New Castle Elementary and Downie (Carrie) Elementary, also perform poorly.

Addressing the academic and attendance issues at Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve educational outcomes for all students in the area. The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups, such as gender, race, and socioeconomic status, suggest that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address these inequities and ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

436

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,085

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27 Landers Lane
New Castle, DE 19720-2093

(302) 429-4074

District: Colonial School District

Students who attend Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
High:	Penn (William) High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

Hispanic:

38.1%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Delaware avg40%

85^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	21.8	85 of 109	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	78 of 106	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	72 of 103	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	91 of 104	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	86 of 95	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	86 of 105	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	75 of 85	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	75 of 86	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	73 of 86	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	93 of 108	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	82 of 91	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	73 of 90	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	88.9	4 of 91	95.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	26 of 62	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	34.1	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	82 of 97	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	76 of 89	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	84 of 90	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	90 of 99	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	34 of 36	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	40 of 70	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	59 of 92	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	65 of 89	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	84 of 90	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	78 of 99	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	4.4	80 of 82	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)28th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

White (2019)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-13 vs state

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science12%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Eisenberg (Harry O.) 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
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	27 Landers Lane	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4074	436	32	13.6		37 (8.5%)	196 (45.0%)	166 (38.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	21.8	85^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.0%		29.3	78^th of 106 public elementary schools	26.4%	7	12.3	27.1	36.1				17.7	26.7	38.4				21.3	36.1	17.8				$24,085
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
Charter School of New Castle	Public, Charter	K-8	170 Lukens Drive	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Charter School of New Castle	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 324-8901	788	35	22.5		19 (2.4%)	721 (91.5%)	33 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	32.4	70^th of 109 public elementary schools	35.8%		29.4	77^th of 106 public elementary schools	27.4%	7	14.7	36.3	37.8	24.7	47.0	25.6	39.5	35.8	32.0	30.4	34.7	44.1	46.5	39.0	6.7	16.3	26.0	17.9
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
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
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
Richardson Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Idella Avenue	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5570	522	53	9.9		94 (18.0%)	134 (25.7%)	264 (50.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	5.1	107^th of 109 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.1	105^th of 106 public elementary schools	0.9%	2	5.8	8.3	27.7				6.7	9.5	15.5				8.8	9.2	7.7				$28,461
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School

Is Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School a good school?

Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Delaware elementary schools.

What district is Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School in?

Colonial School District

What is the racial makeup of Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School?

Students at Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School are 45% African American, 38% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
High : Penn (William) High School

How many students attend Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School.

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