📍 193 West Park Place, Newark, New Castle County, 19711
West Park Place Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, New Castle County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Christina School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Park Place Elementary School enrolls 319 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 30% Black or African American and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 121 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 30% |
| Asian | 47 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 7.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
West Park Place 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 8, state house district 25.
West Park Place 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 319 students, West Park Place Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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