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West Park Place Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

193 West Park Place, Newark, DE 19711 · (302) 454-2290 · Part of Christina School District

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

Directions
Students
350
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about West Park Place Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Newark kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5West Park Place Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 41.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

193 West Park Place, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 163
Grade 265
Grade 354
Grade 461
Grade 551
Enrollment over time
350’20
353’21
319’22
346’23
350’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 37%Black 29%Asian 13%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 10%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Park Place Elementary School from Newark 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
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

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