📍 1201 Delaware Street, New Castle, New Castle County, 19720
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Castle, New Castle County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colonial School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School enrolls 353 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 27% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 156 | 44% |
| White | 96 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Downie (Carrie) 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 12, state house district 16.
Downie (Carrie) 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 353 students, Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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