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Richey Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

105 East Highland Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19804 · (302) 992-5535 · Part of Red Clay Consolidated School District

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Directions
Students
382
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Richey Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Newport kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Richey Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

105 East Highland Avenue, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten60
Grade 166
Grade 261
Grade 380
Grade 459
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
379’20
371’21
367’22
375’23
382’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 28%Black 18%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Richey Elementary School from Newport families.

Other schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District

The district →
Red Clay Early Years Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wilmington
335 students13:1
Brandywine Springs School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wilmington
A−
941 students15:1
William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hockessin
A
613 students16:1
North Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hockessin
A+
589 students15:1
Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C−
549 students13:1
Linden Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
532 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; Newport’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.