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Forwood Elementary School

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Forwood Elementary School ranks 29 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Forwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 366 students. It is part of the Brandywine School District, which is ranked 9th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forwood Elementary consistently outperforms the Brandywine School District and the state of Delaware in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Forwood's 3rd-grade students scored 40.98% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.22% for the district and 38.72% for the state. In mathematics, Forwood's 3rd-grade students scored 59.02% proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 44.33% and the state's 42.17%. Forwood's 5th-grade students also performed well, with 46.77% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 45.16% in mathematics, outpacing the district and state averages.

While Forwood Elementary is a strong-performing school, it faces a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.0% in the 2021-2022 school year to 23.3% in the 2022-2023 school year. This issue may be impacting the school's overall academic performance and should be addressed. Compared to nearby schools, Forwood outperforms many, such as Harlan (David W.) Elementary and Maple Lane Elementary, but is outperformed by Hanby Elementary, a high-performing school located just 1.51 miles away.

384

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,366

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Westminster Drive
Wilmington, DE 19810

(302) 475-3956

District: Brandywine School District

Students who attend Forwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Talley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

African American:

21.9%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (50% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Delaware median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg45%

Delaware avg40%

29^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

9^th of 32Brandywine 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	29 of 109	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	43 of 106	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	52 of 103	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	50 of 104	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	75 of 95	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.6	43 of 105	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	47 of 85	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.3	36 of 86	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.5	37 of 86	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.9	45 of 108	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.1	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.1	45 of 91	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	10 of 68	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	19 of 62	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	25 of 60	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	23 of 72	68.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	34 of 97	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	52 of 89	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	61 of 90	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	38 of 99	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	29 of 97	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	34 of 97	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	37 of 89	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	42 of 90	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	39 of 99	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	33 of 77	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	35 of 73	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	53 of 75	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	49 of 82	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%+12 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

Science44%+14 vs state

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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 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
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%)	71.9	29^th of 109 public elementary schools	73.4%		54.3	43^rd of 106 public elementary schools	59.4%	14	43.6		49.3	64.5				41.0	52.9	46.8				59.0	47.1	45.2				$29,366
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%)	47	52^nd of 109 public elementary schools	52.3%		42.6	58^th of 106 public elementary schools	45.3%	6	23.8		35.1	55.1				40.5	41.3	41.3				38.1	44.0	27.2				$22,103
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%)	66.1	32^nd of 109 public elementary schools	70.6%		72	26^th of 106 public elementary schools	75.5%	6	26.7		32.6	69.1				52.7	53.7	58.1				46.1	53.7	35.3				$19,901
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%)	83.8	18^th of 109 public elementary schools	83.5%		75.3	24^th of 106 public elementary schools	77.4%	6	38.5		46.5	64.8				53.9	59.7	67.0				62.6	68.1	59.3				$22,014
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%)	17.1	90^th of 109 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.7	87^th of 106 public elementary schools	17.9%	3	14.6		18.6	33.3				23.7	27.9	25.5				23.3	20.6	21.8				$25,708
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%)	83.1	21^st of 109 public elementary schools	80.7%		79.8	18^th of 106 public elementary schools	83.0%	3	46.1		56.3	74.2				39.6	70.7	64.7				35.2	72.3	60.8				$24,432
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%)	51.6	45^th of 109 public elementary schools	58.7%		58.8	40^th of 106 public elementary schools	62.3%	5	16.9		32.8	38.5				55.6	61.4	33.9				50.7	43.7	29.2				$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%)	15.2	92^nd of 109 public elementary schools	15.6%		12.9	94^th of 106 public elementary schools	11.3%	2			14.3	23.1				26.8	22.0	25.0				25.0	18.0	22.5				$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%)	22	84^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.6	93^rd of 106 public elementary schools	12.3%	9	16.7	14.0			39.0	25.7	33.3		18.4	27.0	34.5	30.9	52.2	8.9		22.2	17.5	32.7	43.5
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%)	5.2	105^th of 109 public elementary schools	3.7%		4.8	103^rd of 106 public elementary schools	2.8%	2	8.7		4.8	29.4					6.8	17.3				6.3	6.7	7.8				$31,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Forwood Elementary School

Is Forwood Elementary School a good school?

Forwood Elementary School ranks 29^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Forwood Elementary School.

What district is Forwood Elementary School in?

Brandywine School District

What schools do graduates of Forwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Talley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Forwood Elementary School?

Students at Forwood Elementary School are 53% White, 22% African American, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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