📍 795 Cox Neck Road, New Castle, New Castle County, 19720
Southern Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Castle, New Castle County. The school has 737 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colonial School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Elementary School enrolls 737 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 34% White and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 369 | 50% |
| White | 249 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Southern Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 12, state house district 15.
Southern Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Colonial School District, based in New Castle, Delaware. The district serves 8,575 students district-wide and employs 651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 737 students, Southern Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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