📍 1900 Westminster Drive, Wilmington, New Castle County, 19810
Forwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Castle County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brandywine School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forwood Elementary School enrolls 351 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 30% Black or African American and 8.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 105 | 30% |
| Asian | 31 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| 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.
Forwood 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 5, state house district 7.
Forwood Elementary School is one of 17 schools in Brandywine School District, based in Wilmington, Delaware. The district serves 10,349 students district-wide and employs 782 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Forwood Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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