Forwood Elementary School
1900 Westminster Dr Wilmington DE, 19810, New Castle County Phone: 302-475-3956 Ranking:  (79 out of 134, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Brandywine School District Title I Eligible School: No 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 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 450 | 439 | 455 | 425 | 430 | 352 | 346 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 18.7% | 79 | 18.0% | 77 | 16.9% | 65 | 15.3% | 74 | 17.2% | 84 | 23.9% | 65 | 18.8% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 16.2% | 77 | 17.5% | 63 | 13.8% | 68 | 16.0% | 78 | 18.1% | 86 | 24.4% | 113 | 32.7% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 18.7% | 67 | 15.3% | 72 | 15.8% | 74 | 17.4% | 72 | 16.7% | 101 | 28.7% | 86 | 24.9% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 13.6% | 69 | 15.7% | 79 | 17.4% | 68 | 16.0% | 85 | 19.8% | 81 | 23.0% | 82 | 23.7% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 16.0% | 75 | 17.1% | 74 | 16.3% | 89 | 20.9% | 59 | 13.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 76 | 16.9% | 72 | 16.4% | 90 | 19.8% | 61 | 14.4% | 62 | 14.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 234 | 52.0% | 221 | 50.3% | 224 | 49.2% | 214 | 50.4% | 221 | 51.4% | 177 | 50.3% | 184 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 216 | 48.0% | 218 | 49.7% | 231 | 50.8% | 211 | 49.6% | 201 | 46.7% | 167 | 47.4% | 158 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 44 | 9.8% | 46 | 10.5% | 42 | 9.2% | 28 | 6.6% | 28 | 6.5% | 26 | 7.4% | 20 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 6.9% | 32 | 7.3% | 25 | 5.5% | 11 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 8 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 93 | 20.7% | 75 | 17.1% | 79 | 17.4% | 77 | 18.1% | 85 | 19.8% | 97 | 27.6% | 90 | 26.0% |
| White: | 269 | 59.8% | 274 | 62.4% | 303 | 66.6% | 309 | 72.7% | 305 | 70.9% | 226 | 64.2% | 228 | 65.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 24.9% | 120 | 27.3% | 122 | 26.8% | 104 | 24.5% | 98 | 22.8% | 85 | 24.1% | 83 | 24.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2.7% | 17 | 3.7% | 20 | 4.7% | 15 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.67 | 15.68 | 14.68 | 15.18 | 15.36 | 15.40 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 64.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 69.93% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 63.3% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.00% | 68.64% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.6% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.68% | 73.13% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 60.1% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.15% | 75.78% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 65% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.21% | 71.29% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 64.9% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.34% | 72.74% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 66.8% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.46% | 80.00% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 47.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.51% | 47.04% | 50.33% |
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* Forwood Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.