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Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 800 North Brownleaf Road, Newark, New Castle County, 19713

519
Pupils
10.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, New Castle County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Christina School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Christina School District

Enrollment & staffing

Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School enrolls 519 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.

Male students
251 (48%)
Female students
268 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student-teacher ratio
10.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 26% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American16933%
Hispanic or Latino14528%
White13726%
Asian356.7%
Two or more races295.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<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, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 9, state house district 18.

School district: Christina School District

Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary 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 519 students, Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School is close to the district average of about 463 students per school.

12,954
District students
28
Schools
1,096
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
18%
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 - Large

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