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Brandywine Springs School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2916 Duncan Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone
(302) 636-5681
District
Red Clay Consolidated School District
County
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
945
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.0% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Brandywine Springs School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
41%
41%
39%
51%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
40%
45%
40%
46%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
52%
39%
67%
45%
37%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
33%
45%
37%
25%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
37%
43%
44%
27%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
34%
48%
43%
27%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 99 10.5%
Grade 1 106 11.2%
Grade 2 103 10.9%
Grade 3 100 10.6%
Grade 4 96 10.2%
Grade 5 114 12.1%
Grade 6 109 11.5%
Grade 7 107 11.3%
Grade 8 111 11.7%
Total 945 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.6% 39.4% 42.8%
Black 8.2% 24.5% 32.1%
Hispanic 17.4% 30.8% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 4.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 138,501 1,018,396
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,113.8 518
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.4% 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 19.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 57,390 389,000
Single Parent Households With Children 9.1% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.4% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.8% 20.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.0% 14.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.2% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,499 $155,080,000 50.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,223 $47,612,000 15.6%
Staff $656 $9,688,000 3.2%
General Administration $156 $2,302,000 0.8%
School Administration $1,144 $16,904,000 5.5%
Operation $1,664 $24,584,000 8.1%
Transportation $602 $8,896,000 2.9%
Other $723 $10,682,000 3.5%
Total Support $8,169 $120,668,000 39.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,977 $29,196,000 9.6%
Total Expenditures $20,645 $304,944,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,459 $1,338,163,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,889 $267,179,000 10.2%
Staff $654 $92,578,000 3.5%
General Administration $169 $23,910,000 0.9%
School Administration $876 $123,958,000 4.7%
Operation $1,704 $241,019,000 9.2%
Transportation $739 $104,529,000 4.0%
Other $600 $84,874,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,631 $938,047,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,360 $333,874,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $18,450 $2,610,084,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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