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Delaware School for the Deaf

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Special Education School

630 East Chestnut Hill Road, Newark, DE 19713 · (302) 454-2301 · Part of Christina School District

Brookside’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
108
Students per teacher
3:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Delaware School for the Deaf

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 3 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 41.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Delaware’s 192 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

630 East Chestnut Hill Road, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten3
Grade 14
Grade 25
Grade 37
Grade 48
Grade 55
Grade 64
Grade 79
Grade 86
Grade 910
Grade 107
Grade 115
Grade 1218
Enrollment over time
103’20
122’21
132’22
124’23
108’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 34%Black 31%Hispanic 26%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Delaware School for the Deaf from Brookside families.

Other schools in Christina School District

The district →
Brennen School (The)
Other · Grades PK–12 · Newark
D
419 students5:1
Christina Early Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Newark
362 students12:1
Stubbs Early Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Wilmington
148 students10:1
Pulaski Early Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Wilmington
93 students13:1
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newark
A
529 students15:1
Oberle (William) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bear
D
512 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Delaware’s other public schools; Brookside’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.