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William F. Cooke Junior Elementary

Public Grades K-5

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

William F. Cooke Junior Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Hockessin, Delaware, serving 615 students in grades K-5 as part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District. The school consistently ranks among the best in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past four years and excelling in academic performance across various student subgroups.

With proficiency rates significantly higher than district and state averages, William F. Cooke Junior Elementary stands out as an exceptional institution. The school's 5th-grade students achieved 67.33% proficiency in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 42.09% for the district and 43.71% for the state. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well for female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as for special education and economically disadvantaged students.

Interestingly, Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School, another school in the Red Clay Consolidated School District, has significantly lower proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels. Furthermore, William F. Cooke Junior Elementary achieves this high level of academic performance with a lower per-student spending of $13,167, compared to nearby schools like Mote (Anna P.) Elementary ($19,049) and Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary ($18,138).

613

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,454

Per pupil spending ?

2025 Graves Road
Hockessin, DE 19707

(302) 235-6600

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Hispanic:

13.9%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2017 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (63% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg36%

Delaware avg40%

8^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 8 pts since 2017

From top 15% (2017) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	90.7	8 of 109	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	7 of 106	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	6 of 103	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	11 of 104	89.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	12 of 95	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	19 of 105	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	16 of 85	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	13 of 86	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	5 of 97	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	4 of 89	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	8 of 90	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	8 of 67	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	19 of 99	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	6 of 43	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	4 of 37	89.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	3 of 42	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.3	7 of 36	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	5 of 66	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	4 of 97	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	15 of 97	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	8 of 89	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	11 of 90	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	11 of 67	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	15 of 99	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	5 of 27	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	10 of 77	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	9 of 73	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	2 of 70	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	7 of 75	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	10 of 65	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	13 of 82	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies73%+28 vs state

English Language Arts62%+21 vs state

Mathematics61%+22 vs state

Science49%+19 vs state

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Schools Near William F. Cooke Junior Elementary

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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
William F. Cooke Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Graves Road	Hockessin	19707	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 235-6600	613	39	15.7		409 (66.7%)	50 (8.2%)	85 (13.9%)	33 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	90.7	8^th of 109 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.1	7^th of 106 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	48.5		61.3	85.9				58.9	61.0	67.3				62.6	60.4	60.4				$20,454
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
North Star Elementary School	Public	K-5	1340 Little Baltimore Road	Hockessin	19707	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 234-7200	589	40	14.7		335 (56.9%)	28 (4.8%)	43 (7.3%)	143 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	92.4	5^th of 109 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.4	2^nd of 106 public elementary schools	98.1%	3	45.5		68.3	68.8				72.6	76.5	69.2				82.1	70.6	54.1				$21,561
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
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%)	91.7	6^th of 109 public elementary schools	94.5%		93	5^th of 106 public elementary schools	95.3%	1	46.2		59.3	87.2				64.0	62.2	70.1				78.7	60.2	56.4				$19,500
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
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
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%)	53.4	41^st of 109 public elementary schools	62.4%		63.7	32^nd of 106 public elementary schools	69.8%	9	21.0		31.9	74.1				47.3	37.2	53.1				46.0	42.6	25.9				$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%)	86.7	11^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.9%		85.8	15^th of 106 public elementary schools	85.8%	4	62.2		52.0	80.6				55.3	57.7	70.3				50.0	60.4	62.2				$27,584
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William F. Cooke Junior Elementary

What is the racial makeup of William F. Cooke Junior Elementary?

Students at William F. Cooke Junior Elementary are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is William F. Cooke Junior Elementary a good school?

Yes. William F. Cooke Junior Elementary ranks in the top 7.3% of Delaware elementary schools.

How many students attend William F. Cooke Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended William F. Cooke Junior Elementary.

What district is William F. Cooke Junior Elementary in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

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