📍 200 South duPont Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, 19805
The Bayard School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Castle County. The school has 508 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Christina School District school district. It serves grades 1–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Bayard School enrolls 508 students across grades 1–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 313 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 25% |
| White | 34 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The Bayard School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
The Bayard School is one of 28 schools in Christina School District, based in Newark, Delaware. The district serves 12,954 students district-wide and employs 1,096 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 508 students, The Bayard School is close to the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small