Colonial School District
Serves Wilmington, New Castle and Delaware City.
Wilmington’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Delaware school districts
What stands out about Colonial School District
- Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Delaware districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
- Spends 7% more per student than the DE average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21
- Debt of $70M, about $8,158 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C: better than 26% of the 42 Delaware school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Wilmington. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. DE
2021–22 · class of 202391% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 12.5% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
14 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Delaware’s other public schools.
Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Delaware.