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Elbert-Palmer Elementary School
1210 Lobdell St Wilmington DE, 19801, New Castle County Phone: 302-429-4188 Ranking:  (85 out of 134, bottom 37%)*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: | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 246 | 271 | 274 | 325 | 272 | 248 | 256 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 13 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 41 | 16.7% | 53 | 19.6% | 43 | 15.7% | 48 | 14.8% | 49 | 18.0% | 42 | 16.9% | 20 | 7.8% |
| Grade 1: | 36 | 14.6% | 44 | 16.2% | 46 | 16.8% | 56 | 17.2% | 56 | 20.6% | 46 | 18.5% | 27 | 10.5% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 17.5% | 44 | 16.2% | 43 | 15.7% | 61 | 18.8% | 46 | 16.9% | 35 | 14.1% | 24 | 9.4% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 18.3% | 41 | 15.1% | 53 | 19.3% | 44 | 13.5% | 37 | 13.6% | 45 | 18.1% | 14 | 5.5% |
| Grade 4: | 42 | 17.1% | 44 | 16.2% | 42 | 15.3% | 49 | 15.1% | 50 | 18.4% | 37 | 14.9% | 24 | 9.4% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 15.9% | 45 | 16.6% | 44 | 16.1% | 54 | 16.6% | 34 | 12.5% | 43 | 17.3% | 64 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 140 | 56.9% | 136 | 50.2% | 134 | 48.9% | 168 | 51.7% | 130 | 47.8% | 121 | 48.8% | 122 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 106 | 43.1% | 135 | 49.8% | 140 | 51.1% | 157 | 48.3% | 134 | 49.3% | 119 | 48.0% | 130 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 10.2% | 30 | 11.1% | 25 | 9.1% | 36 | 11.1% | 32 | 11.8% | 25 | 10.1% | 22 | 8.6% |
| Black: | 210 | 85.4% | 233 | 86.0% | 242 | 88.3% | 282 | 86.8% | 238 | 87.5% | 222 | 89.5% | 192 | 75.0% |
| White: | 7 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 35 | 13.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 221 | 89.8% | 256 | 94.5% | 258 | 94.2% | 294 | 90.5% | 239 | 87.9% | 213 | 85.9% | 175 | 68.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.2% | 15 | 5.5% | 15 | 6.0% | 13 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.30 | 11.78 | 11.91 | 14.13 | 12.36 | 12.30 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 60.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 67.98% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 51.8% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.62% | 60.57% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 51.9% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 70% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 65.73% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 51% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 68% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 64.13% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 54.1% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.00% | 58.98% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 55.8% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.94% | 60.83% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 57.3% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.00% | 70.88% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 38.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 41% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.90% | 39.06% | 50.33% |
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* Elbert-Palmer Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.