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Castle Hills Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

502 Moores Ln

New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County

Phone: 302-323-2915

Ranking:

(95 out of 134, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Colonial School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	42		44		51		48		48		49		54
Total Students:	659		656		747		729		725		746		771
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	38	5.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Kindergarten:	90	13.7%	111	16.9%	99	13.3%	120	16.5%	143	19.7%	134	18.0%	122	15.8%
Grade 1:	121	18.4%	102	15.5%	119	15.9%	146	20.0%	129	17.8%	131	17.6%	127	16.5%
Grade 2:	100	15.2%	111	16.9%	136	18.2%	123	16.9%	122	16.8%	112	15.0%	130	16.9%
Grade 3:	117	17.8%	117	17.8%	133	17.8%	114	15.6%	113	15.6%	124	16.6%	127	16.5%
Grade 4:	121	18.4%	117	17.8%	105	14.1%	110	15.1%	116	16.0%	128	17.2%	133	17.3%
Grade 5:	110	16.7%	98	14.9%	117	15.7%	116	15.9%	102	14.1%	117	15.7%	132	17.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	326	49.5%	330	50.3%	395	52.9%	374	51.3%	368	50.8%	379	50.8%	391	50.7%
Female:	333	50.5%	326	49.7%	352	47.1%	355	48.7%	349	48.1%	359	48.1%	376	48.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%
Asian:	19	2.9%	18	2.7%	30	4.0%	38	5.2%	32	4.4%	52	7.0%	51	6.6%
Hispanic:	180	27.3%	165	25.2%	185	24.8%	162	22.2%	144	19.9%	138	18.5%	141	18.3%
Black:	238	36.1%	240	36.6%	290	38.8%	290	39.8%	298	41.1%	319	42.8%	330	42.8%
White:	212	32.2%	226	34.5%	236	31.6%	236	32.4%	250	34.5%	235	31.5%	246	31.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	0.8%	3	0.5%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	401	60.8%	465	70.9%	508	68.0%	494	67.8%	472	65.1%	276	37.0%	340	44.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	51	7.8%	45	6.0%	40	5.5%	57	7.9%	50	6.7%	77	10.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.69		14.91		14.65		15.19		15.10		15.20		14.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
DCAS
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56.6%	71.6%	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	71%	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	63.93%	70.34%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.2%	65.2%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	68%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.68%	64.81%	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.9%	72.3%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	75%	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.34%	70.02%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.8%	65.3%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	69%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.70%	68.77%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	74.4%	72.4%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	51%	71%	N/A
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	74.14%	68.97%	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	72.4%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.61%	71.57%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	68%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.65%	73.71%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50.4%	47.1%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54%	36%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	34.02%	38.37%	N/A

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* Castle Hills Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.