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Lancashire Elementary School

Q: Is Lancashire Elementary School a good school?

Lancashire Elementary School ranks 32 nd of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Lancashire Elementary School in Wilmington, DE, is a K-5 school with 510 students in the Brandywine School District, consistently ranking in the top third of Delaware elementary schools with a stable 4-star rating.

Lancashire's biggest academic strength is English Language Arts, where proficiency rates run 8-13 points above the district average and 14-18 points above the state average across all grade levels. The school also shines in 5th-grade science, posting a 45.7% proficiency rate compared to the state's 30.1%. Perhaps most impressive is the school's track record with students from low socio-economic backgrounds—it ranks in the 83rd percentile statewide for effectiveness with this group, showing a real commitment to closing achievement gaps. The school has also made great strides in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 17.8% to 12.9% over the past few years, which is now better than both district and state averages. One area to watch is 5th-grade math, where proficiency has dipped below the district average for three straight years, even though 3rd and 4th-grade math scores remain strong.

Compared to nearby schools, Lancashire holds its own but isn't the top performer in its immediate area. Hanby Elementary, just 1.7 miles away, consistently outperforms Lancashire in both ELA and math, while Claymont Elementary ranks slightly higher overall. Still, Lancashire beats Lombardy Elementary, Forwood Elementary, and Carrcroft Elementary in state rankings. The contrast with Harlan Elementary is striking—though Harlan spends more per student and has smaller classes, Lancashire's 3rd-grade reading proficiency is nearly three times higher. Nearby charter options like East Side Charter School and Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School rank in the bottom 10% statewide, making Lancashire a strong public school choice in northern Delaware.

510

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,901

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Naamans Road
Wilmington, DE 19810-2697

(302) 475-3990

District: Brandywine School District

Students who attend Lancashire Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Talley Middle School
High:	Concord High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

African American:

28.0%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Delaware median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg46%

Delaware avg42%

32^nd of 106

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Brandywine School District

9^th of 34Brandywine 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	74.2	32 of 106	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	32 of 109	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	26 of 106	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	28 of 103	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	31 of 104	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	54 of 95	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	45 of 105	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	17 of 85	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	20 of 86	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	17 of 86	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	23 of 108	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	62.2	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	44 of 90	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	42 of 91	53.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	24 of 69	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	18 of 68	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	14 of 62	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	18 of 60	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	35 of 72	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	31 of 98	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	31 of 97	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.3	15 of 97	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	20 of 89	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	31 of 67	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	49 of 99	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	13 of 75	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	21 of 66	68.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	21 of 66	68.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	4 of 62	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	64.6	27 of 92	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	30 of 98	69.4%	★★★★☆
2025	53.9	38 of 97	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	46 of 97	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	39 of 89	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	40 of 90	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.3	54 of 67	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.5	24 of 99	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	30 of 78	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	38 of 77	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	34 of 73	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	46 of 75	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	59 of 65	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	42 of 82	48.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

African American (2026)65th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies62%+12 vs state

English Language Arts59%+16 vs state

Science46%+16 vs state

Mathematics45%+6 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	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
Lancashire Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Naamans Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 475-3990	510	32	15.9		250 (49.0%)	143 (28.0%)	41 (8.0%)	43 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	74.2	32^nd of 106 public elementary schools	69.8%		66.1	32^nd of 109 public elementary schools	70.6%		45.7		42.3	77.8				52.4	59.7	63.8				47.6	57.5	34.0				$19,901
Forwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Westminster Drive	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 475-3956	384	28	13.7		205 (53.4%)	84 (21.9%)	31 (8.1%)	37 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.8%)	58.6	38^th of 106 public elementary schools	64.2%		71.9	29^th of 109 public elementary schools	73.4%	9	34.3		47.3	62.7				45.7	39.0	41.8				67.4	52.5	31.3				$29,366
Hanby Elementary School	Public	K-5	2523 Berwyn Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 479-2220	520	39	13.3		291 (56.0%)	124 (23.8%)	22 (4.2%)	54 (10.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	86.7	13^th of 106 public elementary schools	87.7%		83.8	18^th of 109 public elementary schools	83.5%	5	35.3		64.7	78.5				64.7	67.4	61.4				57.7	71.6	53.6				$22,014
Claymont Elementary School	Public	K-5	3401 Green Street	Claymont	19703	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 792-3880	937	65	14.4		274 (29.2%)	331 (35.3%)	129 (13.8%)	117 (12.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (8.3%)	80.1	22^nd of 106 public elementary schools	79.2%		83.1	21^st of 109 public elementary schools	80.7%	1	54.6		60.2	77.3				32.9	58.8	68.0				34.8	60.6	63.7				$24,432
Maple Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Maple Lane	Claymont	19703	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 792-3906	363	28	12.9		118 (32.5%)	135 (37.2%)	77 (21.2%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	24.8	79^th of 106 public elementary schools	25.5%		17.1	90^th of 109 public elementary schools	17.4%	11			28.0	37.5				23.5	44.2	29.3				21.6	36.5	22.4				$25,708
Carrcroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	503 Crest Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7165	475	37	12.8		210 (44.2%)	187 (39.4%)	30 (6.3%)	12 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.7%)	49.3	53^rd of 106 public elementary schools	50.0%		47	52^nd of 109 public elementary schools	52.3%	1	30.1		33.3	57.5				41.0	37.9	43.8				45.8	43.7	39.7				$22,103
Lombardy Elementary School	Public	K-5	412 Foulk Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 762-7190	466	33	14.3		260 (55.8%)	126 (27.0%)	36 (7.7%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	55.6	44^th of 106 public elementary schools	58.5%		51.6	45^th of 109 public elementary schools	58.7%	1	27.3		38.6	59.4				48.2	48.6	50.0				46.9	41.7	34.9				$23,600
Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Jefferson Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7156	322	34	9.4		24 (7.5%)	248 (77.0%)	29 (9.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	11.6	96^th of 106 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.2	92^nd of 109 public elementary schools	15.6%	4	12.5		13.8	42.6				17.9	16.1	32.7				14.7	16.1	21.4				$37,837
East Side Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 North Claymont Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	East Side Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(302) 762-5834	434	42	10.3		7 (1.6%)	409 (94.2%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10.4	98^th of 106 public elementary schools	7.5%		22	84^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.9%	14	16.0	10.2		28.3	25.0	46.4	39.1	8.5	12.1	26.0	22.7	37.9	40.8	10.5	14.3	20.4	20.5	21.1	20.4
Warner Elementary School	Public	3-5	801 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2740	395	40	9.8		34 (8.6%)	307 (77.7%)	47 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2.5	106^th of 106 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.2	105^th of 109 public elementary schools	3.7%	1			9.3	19.4					6.0	12.7				5.6	6.0	4.5				$31,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancashire Elementary School

What district is Lancashire Elementary School in?

Brandywine School District

What is the racial makeup of Lancashire Elementary School?

Students at Lancashire Elementary School are 49% White, 28% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Lancashire Elementary School a good school?

Lancashire Elementary School ranks 32^nd of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lancashire Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Lancashire Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lancashire Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Talley Middle School
High : Concord High School

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