Elementary · Delaware
Castle Hills Elementary School
Free meals for allCastle Hills Elementary School, a public elementary school in New Castle, Delaware: grades k–5, 462 students, 12.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Colonial School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 462
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.0
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in Delaware
Median 13.7 · 121 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 50% of elementary schools in Delaware
Median 459 · 122 schools compared
Larger than 59% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Delaware's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Delaware: 41%27%proficient
+7.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 72% of elementary schools in Delaware
Median 38% · 108 elementary schools compared
241 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Delaware: 34%24%proficient
+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in Delaware
Median 37% · 105 elementary schools compared
244 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
- Run by
- Colonial School District
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Colonial School District.
Location
- Address
- 502 Moores Lane, New Castle, DE 19720
- Phone
- (302)323-2915
- County
- New Castle County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 436 | 13.6 | 27% | 24% |
Wilmington Manor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 291 | 13.2 | 27% | 29% |
New Castle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 383 | 13.2 | 22% | 23% |
Downie (Carrie) Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 324 | 13.0 | 17% | 15% |
Charter School of New CastleCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 788 | 22.5 | 36% | 26% |
Richardson Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 522 | 9.9 | 11% | 8.5% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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