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Richey Elementary School

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Richey Elementary School ranks 75 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Richey Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 375 students. It is part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District, which is ranked 12th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richey Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Delaware elementary schools, with a ranking between 43rd and 80th out of around 100 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and DeSSA, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students have shown more promising performance, ranking 4th out of 66 Delaware elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Richey Elementary School has also consistently had a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.2% to 23.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Richey Elementary School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools within the Red Clay Consolidated School District, such as Brandywine Springs School and Marbrook Elementary School, which have consistently ranked higher in the state. However, Richey outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Richardson Park Elementary and Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary, which have struggled with even lower academic achievement.

382

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,888

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 East Highland Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19804-2700

(302) 992-5535

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Students who attend Richey Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

Hispanic:

28.0%

African American:

17.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Delaware avg40%

75^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

12^th of 32Red 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
2025	28.1	75 of 109	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	51 of 103	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	57 of 104	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	43 of 95	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	80 of 105	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	60 of 85	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	53 of 86	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	64 of 86	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.3	78 of 108	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.6	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	65 of 91	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	75 of 90	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	75 of 91	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.7	23 of 97	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.1	59 of 89	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	54 of 90	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	40 of 67	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	86 of 99	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	19 of 42	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.0	33 of 37	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	62 of 70	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	84.9	4 of 66	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	71.2	12 of 66	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	20 of 62	67.7%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	70 of 92	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	75 of 97	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	72.9	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	27 of 89	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	19 of 67	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	31.0	68 of 99	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	68 of 77	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	41 of 73	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	42 of 75	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	32 of 65	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	70 of 82	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies37%-8 vs state

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science11%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Richey Elementary School

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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
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
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
Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Spruce Avenue	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5560	549	42	13.0		92 (16.8%)	139 (25.3%)	296 (53.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	13.1	95^th of 109 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.3	99^th of 106 public elementary schools	6.6%	4	6.7		17.2	28.4				31.3	19.2	15.7				24.7	23.2	5.6				$21,475
Marbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 Centerville Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5555	465	39	12.0		167 (35.9%)	43 (9.2%)	238 (51.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	62.3	35^th of 109 public elementary schools	67.9%		62	34^th of 106 public elementary schools	67.9%	1	35.7		48.6	67.7				31.9	38.0	72.9				40.3	34.7	51.4				$26,165
Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	2110 Edwards Avenue	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5565	310	28	11.0		76 (24.5%)	52 (16.8%)	169 (54.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	11.8	98^th of 109 public elementary schools	10.1%		17.4	88^th of 106 public elementary schools	17.0%	10	10.9		14.7	33.3				15.9	16.7	27.3				11.1		16.4				$34,544
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
Gateway Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Centerville Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Gateway Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 633-4091	211	23	9.1		44 (20.9%)	139 (65.9%)	16 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	7.5	104^th of 109 public elementary schools	4.6%					(n/a)				20.8	19.4	22.6	11.9			20.8			18.6
The Bayard School	Public	1-8	200 South duPont Street	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4134	571	50	11.4		23 (4.0%)	359 (62.9%)	158 (27.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	4	108^th of 109 public elementary schools	0.9%					(n/a)			9.1	20.8	8.8	21.2		8.5	10.5	11.7		8.1		9.7	8.3	8.3				$32,690
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
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%)	59	36^th of 109 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.1	39^th of 106 public elementary schools	63.2%	3	19.6	20.0	44.9	59.4	41.4	69.2	28.7	48.3	54.6	46.9	29.2	48.1	47.9	52.6	58.3	33.0	30.2	27.4	30.2	$20,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Richey Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Richey Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Richey Elementary School a good school?

Richey Elementary School ranks 75^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Richey Elementary School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

How many students attend Richey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Richey Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Richey Elementary School?

Students at Richey Elementary School are 47% White, 28% Hispanic, 18% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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