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Downes (John R.) Elementary School
220 Casho Mill Rd Newark DE, 19711, New Castle County Phone: 302-454-2133 Ranking:  (29 out of 134, top 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Christina 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: | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 450 | 458 | 466 | 517 | 449 | 375 | 374 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 31 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 90 | 20.0% | 81 | 17.7% | 92 | 19.7% | 67 | 13.0% | 78 | 17.4% | 71 | 18.9% | 51 | 13.6% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 17.8% | 82 | 17.9% | 83 | 17.8% | 86 | 16.6% | 88 | 19.6% | 63 | 16.8% | 55 | 14.7% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 16.4% | 79 | 17.2% | 77 | 16.5% | 92 | 17.8% | 71 | 15.8% | 59 | 15.7% | 87 | 23.3% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 16.0% | 80 | 17.5% | 82 | 17.6% | 72 | 13.9% | 75 | 16.7% | 74 | 19.7% | 67 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 14.2% | 71 | 15.5% | 68 | 14.6% | 82 | 15.9% | 82 | 18.3% | 45 | 12.0% | 55 | 14.7% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 15.6% | 65 | 14.2% | 63 | 13.5% | 87 | 16.8% | 55 | 12.2% | 63 | 16.8% | 59 | 15.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 225 | 50.0% | 217 | 47.4% | 237 | 50.9% | 273 | 52.8% | 224 | 49.9% | 196 | 52.3% | 192 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 225 | 50.0% | 241 | 52.6% | 229 | 49.1% | 244 | 47.2% | 217 | 48.3% | 171 | 45.6% | 178 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 33 | 7.3% | 32 | 7.0% | 35 | 7.5% | 30 | 5.8% | 33 | 7.3% | 26 | 6.9% | 27 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic: | 43 | 9.6% | 41 | 9.0% | 37 | 7.9% | 42 | 8.1% | 29 | 6.5% | 25 | 6.7% | 20 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 95 | 21.1% | 91 | 19.9% | 95 | 20.4% | 92 | 17.8% | 115 | 25.6% | 78 | 20.8% | 101 | 27.0% |
| White: | 265 | 58.9% | 284 | 62.0% | 291 | 62.4% | 338 | 65.4% | 272 | 60.6% | 246 | 65.6% | 225 | 60.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 30.2% | 151 | 33.0% | 141 | 30.3% | 152 | 29.4% | 149 | 33.2% | 97 | 25.9% | 96 | 25.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 3.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 28 | 5.4% | 16 | 3.6% | 22 | 5.9% | 14 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.67 | 14.77 | 14.12 | 15.67 | 14.48 | 13.80 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 60.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.94% | 67.98% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 51.8% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 69% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.94% | 60.57% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 51.9% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.46% | 65.73% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 51% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.56% | 64.13% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 54.1% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.14% | 58.98% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 55.8% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.27% | 60.83% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 57.3% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 70.88% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 38.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 41% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.19% | 39.06% | 50.33% |
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* Downes (John R.) Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.