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Brennen School (The)

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Special Education School

144 Brennen Drive, Newark, DE 19713 · (302) 722-2758 · Part of Christina School District

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

Directions
Students
419
Students per teacher
5:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Brennen School (The)

  • 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: 5 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 ↗

144 Brennen Drive, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K53
Kindergarten34
Grade 141
Grade 233
Grade 330
Grade 435
Grade 524
Grade 627
Grade 718
Grade 821
Grade 914
Grade 1016
Grade 1114
Grade 1259
Enrollment over time
413’20
409’21
445’22
458’23
419’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 45%White 24%Hispanic 20%Asian 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brennen School (The) from Brookside families.

Other schools in Christina School District

The district →
Christina Early Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Newark
362 students12:1
Stubbs Early Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Wilmington
148 students10:1
Delaware School for the Deaf
Other · Grades PK–12 · Newark
D
108 students3:1
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.