Downes (John R) Elementary School, DE

location_on  220 Casho Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711 • language  downeses.org • workspace_premium  3.7 star
Public Regular Elementary

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 508
Low-Income Students N/A
Teachers 34
Student-Teacher Ratio 15
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		46% 49% 49%
Male 		54% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Kindergarten 		18% 17% 15%
Grade 1 		15% 15% 14%
Grade 2 		18% 15% 14%
Grade 3 		16% 15% 15%
Grade 4 		15% 16% 15%
Grade 5 		18% 17% 16%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		11% 4% 6%
Black 		19% 29% 15%
Caucasian 		48% 46% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		13% 17% 27%
Native American 		0% 0% 1%
Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 1%
Other 		8% 4% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 59%
Reading Proficiency 60%
Average Proficiency 60%
Test Participation 97%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		70% 49% 51%
Male 		52% 45% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
Grade 3 		67% 54% 50%
Grade 4 		60% 54% 49%
Grade 5 		52% 53% 49%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		50% 63% 61%
Black 		34% 34% 39%
Caucasian 		72% 57% 57%
Other 		50% 51% 53%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Limited English 		50% 37% 32%
Low-Income 		40% 35% 40%
With Disabilities 		20% 17% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate N/A
Low-Income N/A
Limited English N/A
With Disabilities N/A

Nearby Public Schools

West Park Place Elementary School
1 miles, SE • 4.1 star
Newark High School
2 miles, SE • 2.3 star
Newark Charter School
2 miles, SW • 5 star

Nearby Private Schools

The New School
4 miles, SW
Towle Institute
4 miles, E • 1 star