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Downie (Carrie) Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1201 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720 · (302) 323-2926 · Part of Colonial School District

New Castle’s School Grade C better than 26% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
324
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Downie (Carrie) Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Castle kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where New Castle kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Downie (Carrie) Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

1201 Delaware Street, New Castle

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 153
Grade 255
Grade 354
Grade 458
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
372’20
360’21
353’22
356’23
324’24

Down 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 38%Hispanic 29%White 25%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Downie (Carrie) Elementary School from New Castle families.

Other schools in Colonial School District

The district →
The Colwyck Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · New Castle
222 students9:1
Leach (John G.) School
Other · Grades PK–12 · New Castle
95 students6:1
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bear
B
1,052 students16:1
Southern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Castle
C+
729 students13:1
Castle Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Castle
C
462 students12:1
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Castle
C−
436 students14:1

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; New Castle’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.