State/Public Elementary Open

Major George S. Welch Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3100 Hawthorne Drive, Dover, Kent County, 19901

353
Pupils
10.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Major George S. Welch Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dover, Kent County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caesar Rodney School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Caesar Rodney School District

Enrollment & staffing

Major George S. Welch Elementary School enrolls 353 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.

Male students
167 (47%)
Female students
186 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student-teacher ratio
10.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 11% Two or more races and 10% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23266%
Two or more races4011%
Black or African American3710%
Hispanic or Latino287.9%
Asian154.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5

Major George S. Welch Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 16, state house district 32.

School district: Caesar Rodney School District

Major George S. Welch Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Caesar Rodney School District, based in Wyoming, Delaware. The district serves 8,343 students district-wide and employs 590 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 353 students, Major George S. Welch Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 556 students per school.

8,343
District students
15
Schools
590
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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