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Castle Hills Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Castle Hills Elementary School is a public elementary school located in New Castle, Delaware, serving 479 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Colonial School District, which is ranked 26th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Castle Hills Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools, with academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 25.58% to 28.75% for grades 3-5, compared to the state averages of 38.72% to 43.71%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 16.09% to 28.95%, compared to the state averages of 32.87% to 42.17%. Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Pleasantville Elementary School and Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School, Castle Hills Elementary School generally performs worse in both ELA and mathematics.

The school's diverse student population, with significant percentages of African American (45%), Hispanic (25%), and low socioeconomic status (70%) students, also faces challenges. The school's performance on state assessments for these subgroups is consistently lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Castle Hills Elementary School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 31.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $15,324 in the 2018-2019 school year and a favorable student-teacher ratio of around 12:1, the academic outcomes do not reflect effective utilization of these resources.

462

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,288

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 Moores Lane
New Castle, DE 19720-3499

(302) 323-2915

District: Colonial School District

Students who attend Castle Hills Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.7%

Hispanic:

29.9%

White:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Delaware avg40%

86^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	21.3	86 of 109	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	96 of 106	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	85 of 103	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	86 of 104	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	72 of 95	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	79 of 105	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	72 of 85	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	68 of 86	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.5	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.8	64 of 108	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.3	70 of 91	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	67 of 90	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.0	49 of 91	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	57 of 62	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	51 of 60	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	56 of 60	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	61 of 72	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	43.2	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	94 of 97	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	82 of 89	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	85 of 90	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	81 of 99	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	63 of 66	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	56 of 92	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	86 of 89	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	82 of 90	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	75 of 99	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	21.4	71 of 82	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)48th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)13th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies35%-10 vs state

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

Science11%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I have no problems with this school the teachers keep in contact with you and my son loves it there. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Hills Elementary School

How many students attend Castle Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Castle Hills Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Castle Hills Elementary School?

Students at Castle Hills Elementary School are 39% African American, 30% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Castle Hills Elementary School a good school?

Castle Hills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Delaware elementary schools.

What district is Castle Hills Elementary School in?

Colonial School District

What schools do graduates of Castle Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Castle Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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