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Hanby Elementary School

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Hanby Elementary School ranks 13 th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Hanby Elementary School in Wilmington, DE, is a K-5 school within the Brandywine School District serving 520 students. It has become one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking 13th out of 106 Delaware elementary schools in the 2025-2026 school year—a remarkable climb from 32nd place a decade ago.

Hanby stands out clearly from its neighbors in academic achievement. Its state ranking is the highest among nearby schools, with Claymont Elementary at 22nd, Lancashire Elementary at 32nd, and Forwood Elementary at 38th. Test scores tell the same story: in 3rd-grade ELA, Hanby's proficiency rate of 64.71% is nearly double Claymont's 32.85% and more than triple Maple Lane Elementary's 23.53%. The school also excels in math, with 4th-grade proficiency at 71.59% compared to the district's 46.26% and the state's 40.37%. Perhaps most impressive is Hanby's chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.1%—less than half the state average of 17.1%—a dramatic improvement from 22.5% just three years ago.

Hanby also demonstrates a strong commitment to equity. It ranks 2nd in the state for academic performance of its White students and 10th for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, showing that success isn't limited to one group. The school achieves these results efficiently, spending $17,560 per student—less than Harlan Elementary ($20,957) and Warner Elementary ($23,146), both of which rank much lower. While 5th-grade science proficiency (35.29%) is a relative weak spot, it still beats district and state averages. For parents seeking a school with strong academics, high attendance, and a track record of continuous improvement, Hanby is a standout choice in the Wilmington area.

520

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,014

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2523 Berwyn Road
Wilmington, DE 19810

(302) 479-2220

District: Brandywine School District

Students who attend Hanby Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Springer Middle School
High:	Concord High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

African American:

23.8%

Asian:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (62% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg46%

Delaware avg42%

13^th of 106

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary 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	86.7	13 of 106	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	18 of 109	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	24 of 106	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	27 of 103	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	38 of 104	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	38 of 95	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	40 of 105	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	33 of 85	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.1	37 of 86	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.4	32 of 86	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.7	27 of 108	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	31 of 91	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	20 of 69	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	42.6	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	60 of 72	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	13 of 98	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	11 of 97	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	19 of 97	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	25 of 89	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.5	46 of 90	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	34 of 67	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	26 of 99	73.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	10 of 75	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	9 of 70	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	23 of 66	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	13 of 98	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	26 of 97	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	29 of 89	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	39 of 90	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	47 of 67	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	45 of 99	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	2 of 78	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	3 of 77	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	12 of 73	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	40 of 75	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	36 of 65	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	26 of 82	68.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)97th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile~ school

African American (2026)71st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies71%+20 vs state

English Language Arts65%+22 vs state

Mathematics62%+22 vs state

Science35%+5 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 Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Duncan Road	Wilmington	19809	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7120	674	50	13.4		252 (37.4%)	268 (39.8%)	67 (9.9%)	39 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)	33.5	68^th of 106 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.8	64^th of 109 public elementary schools	41.3%	4	6.5	20.7	46.6	57.8	18.7	26.0	58.6	10.0	16.9	$24,271
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
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 Hanby Elementary School

What district is Hanby Elementary School in?

Brandywine School District

What schools do graduates of Hanby Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Springer Middle School
High : Concord High School

Is Hanby Elementary School a good school?

Hanby Elementary School ranks 13^th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hanby Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Hanby Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hanby Elementary School?

Students at Hanby Elementary School are 56% White, 24% African American, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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