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Kuumba Academy Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1200 North French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 · (302) 472-6450

Wilmington’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
594
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Kuumba Academy Charter School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 41.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1200 North French Street, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten77
Grade 178
Grade 272
Grade 367
Grade 457
Grade 569
Grade 664
Grade 757
Grade 853
Enrollment over time
644’20
637’21
643’22
599’23
594’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kuumba Academy Charter School from Wilmington families.

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