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Forest Oak Elementary School

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Forest Oak Elementary School ranks 67 th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Forest Oak Elementary School in Newark, DE, serves 429 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, which is smaller than nearby schools like Linden Hill Elementary School (15.4:1) and Academia Antonia Alonso (18.2:1).

Forest Oak shows a remarkable strength in supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide (4 stars) for this group—well above its overall ranking. The school has also made dramatic progress reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 24.3% in 2022-2023 to just 11.4% in 2024-2025, which is better than both the district (16.8%) and state (17.1%) averages. However, the school faces a notable "4th grade slump": while 3rd graders perform near state averages in ELA and math, 4th grade proficiency drops to roughly half the state average (20.9% in ELA vs. 40.84% statewide). This pattern has persisted across multiple cohorts, suggesting a systemic challenge. Encouragingly, 5th grade students rebound strongly in ELA (44.29% proficient) and excel in Social Studies (60% proficient, matching the state average).

Compared to nearby schools, Forest Oak sits in the middle of the pack. It significantly outperforms Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School (2nd percentile) but trails high-performing neighbors like Linden Hill Elementary School (90th-95th percentile) and Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School (87th percentile). The school's per-student spending of $15,190 is moderate—lower than Wilson's $18,138—yet Forest Oak achieves comparable results in some areas, suggesting efficient resource use. With its proven ability to improve attendance and support disadvantaged students, Forest Oak has demonstrated capacity for growth, though addressing the 4th grade challenge remains key to returning to its early-2020s peak performance.

429

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,451

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 South Meadowood Drive
Newark, DE 19711-6756

(302) 454-3420

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Students who attend Forest Oak Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stanton Middle School
High:	Dickinson (John) School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.8%

White:

32.4%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2022) to 37th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg37%

Delaware avg42%

67^th of 106

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District

16^th of 34Red Clay Consolidated 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	34.0	67 of 106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	54 of 109	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	66 of 106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	39 of 103	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	34 of 104	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	56 of 95	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	64 of 105	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	64 of 85	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	69 of 86	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.1	62 of 108	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.4	50 of 91	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.4	46 of 90	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.6	33 of 91	63.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	81 of 98	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	71 of 97	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	55 of 89	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	31 of 90	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	35 of 67	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	56 of 99	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.5	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	12 of 36	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	20 of 75	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	22 of 70	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	14 of 62	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	44 of 92	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	61 of 98	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	30 of 89	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	38 of 90	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.6	59 of 67	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	64 of 99	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	65 of 78	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	52 of 77	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	65 of 73	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.9	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	27 of 82	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)73rd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies46%-5 vs state

English Language Arts34%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Science21%-9 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
Forest Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 South Meadowood Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-3420	429	33	13.2		139 (32.4%)	30 (7.0%)	235 (54.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	34	67^th of 106 public elementary schools	36.8%		44.2	54^th of 109 public elementary schools	50.5%	13	21.4		29.5	60.0				37.5	20.9	44.3				40.3	20.6	30.0				$24,451
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	2815 Highlands Lane	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-3424	492	40	12.4		328 (66.7%)	55 (11.2%)	78 (15.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	52.3	47^th of 106 public elementary schools	55.7%		53.4	41^st of 109 public elementary schools	62.4%	6	32.6		38.0	64.1				39.0	50.0	45.1				50.9	38.5	28.6				$25,385
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Forge Road	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2180	271	21	12.9		123 (45.4%)	63 (23.2%)	47 (17.3%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (8.1%)	85.9	14^th of 106 public elementary schools	86.8%		86.7	11^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.9%	3	55.8		51.2	78.9				58.1	52.3	75.5				54.6	57.8	61.5				$27,584
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 North Brownleaf Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2464	469	49	9.5		123 (26.2%)	148 (31.6%)	140 (29.9%)	29 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	46.7	56^th of 106 public elementary schools	47.2%		39.2	61^st of 109 public elementary schools	44.0%	5	23.3		38.3	62.5				43.5	39.8	46.6				50.7	31.0	30.1				$29,427
Linden Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	3415 Skyline Drive	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-3406	532	35	15.4		260 (48.9%)	79 (14.8%)	42 (7.9%)	110 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	89.1	11^th of 106 public elementary schools	89.6%		91.7	6^th of 109 public elementary schools	94.5%	5	55.0		63.5	84.6				60.4	58.4	64.0				68.3	61.0	50.5				$19,500
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Brennen Drive	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 722-2864	413	40	10.3		130 (31.5%)	123 (29.8%)	107 (25.9%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.1%)	41.7	61^st of 106 public elementary schools	42.5%		40.5	58^th of 109 public elementary schools	46.8%	3	17.8		51.3	54.2				34.4	39.7	33.3				36.9	46.8	26.0				$28,999
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 St. Regis Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2142	244	23	10.6		80 (32.8%)	61 (25.0%)	84 (34.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	42.8	58^th of 106 public elementary schools	45.3%		41.4	57^th of 109 public elementary schools	47.7%	1	22.0		45.2	64.1				37.5	40.4	37.5				29.4	38.5	29.3				$35,752
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 West Main Street	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2131	329	23	14.3		49 (14.9%)	184 (55.9%)	70 (21.3%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	74.7	31^st of 106 public elementary schools	70.8%		84.3	17^th of 109 public elementary schools	84.4%	14	38.1		50.0	66.7				45.6	66.7	66.7				42.9	67.2	45.2				$25,836
Academia Antonia Alonso	Public, Charter	K-8	300 North Wakefield Drive	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Academia Antonia Alonso	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 351-8200	910	50	18.2		65 (7.1%)	52 (5.7%)	784 (86.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	10.1	99^th of 106 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.2	99^th of 109 public elementary schools	9.2%			7.3	14.9	31.2	22.1	49.0	28.4	14.7	23.7	28.1	17.9	26.6	28.0	24.5	19.4	12.2	7.6	14.4	10.9
Brandywine Springs School	Public	K-8	2916 Duncan Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 636-5681	941	62	15.3		634 (67.4%)	71 (7.5%)	147 (15.6%)	27 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.4%)	61.8	35^th of 106 public elementary schools	67.0%		59	36^th of 109 public elementary schools	67.0%	1	38.9	6.9	43.6	80.0	46.4	60.8	33.3	50.5	44.1	62.6	20.8	29.5	40.2	58.1	44.1	49.5	22.0	24.2	23.5	$20,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Oak Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Forest Oak Elementary School?

Students at Forest Oak Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 32% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Forest Oak Elementary School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Is Forest Oak Elementary School a good school?

Forest Oak Elementary School ranks 67^th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest Oak Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Forest Oak Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Forest Oak Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Oak Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stanton Middle School
High : Dickinson (John) School

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