Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School
142 Brennen Dr Newark DE, 19713, New Castle County Phone: 302-454-2174 Ranking:  (72 out of 134, bottom 46%)*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: | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 549 | 560 | 523 | 549 | 528 | 502 | 527 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 16.2% | 103 | 18.4% | 88 | 16.8% | 73 | 13.3% | 68 | 12.9% | 58 | 11.6% | 73 | 13.9% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 18.0% | 94 | 16.8% | 83 | 15.9% | 87 | 15.8% | 83 | 15.7% | 77 | 15.3% | 105 | 19.9% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 16.8% | 93 | 16.6% | 78 | 14.9% | 86 | 15.7% | 92 | 17.4% | 95 | 18.9% | 99 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 18.2% | 80 | 14.3% | 79 | 15.1% | 106 | 19.3% | 110 | 20.8% | 95 | 18.9% | 92 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 15.5% | 86 | 15.4% | 101 | 19.3% | 101 | 18.4% | 96 | 18.2% | 77 | 15.3% | 98 | 18.6% |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 15.3% | 104 | 18.6% | 94 | 18.0% | 96 | 17.5% | 79 | 15.0% | 100 | 19.9% | 60 | 11.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 284 | 51.7% | 290 | 51.8% | 271 | 51.8% | 279 | 50.8% | 265 | 50.2% | 262 | 52.2% | 281 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 265 | 48.3% | 270 | 48.2% | 252 | 48.2% | 270 | 49.2% | 255 | 48.3% | 232 | 46.2% | 242 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 23 | 4.2% | 23 | 4.1% | 19 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.6% | 28 | 5.3% | 19 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 97 | 17.7% | 102 | 18.2% | 97 | 18.5% | 97 | 17.7% | 78 | 14.8% | 66 | 13.1% | 62 | 11.8% |
| Black: | 116 | 21.1% | 138 | 24.6% | 115 | 22.0% | 110 | 20.0% | 140 | 26.5% | 129 | 25.7% | 126 | 23.9% |
| White: | 284 | 51.7% | 270 | 48.2% | 264 | 50.5% | 288 | 52.5% | 281 | 53.2% | 288 | 57.4% | 322 | 61.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.6% | 26 | 4.6% | 27 | 5.2% | 34 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 45.2% | 339 | 60.5% | 290 | 55.4% | 294 | 53.6% | 250 | 47.3% | 185 | 36.9% | 115 | 21.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 7.7% | 46 | 8.8% | 43 | 7.8% | 63 | 11.9% | 46 | 9.2% | 45 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.15 | 15.56 | 14.53 | 15.69 | 15.30 | 14.30 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 60.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.12% | 67.98% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 51.8% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.95% | 60.57% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 51.9% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.16% | 65.73% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 51% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.40% | 64.13% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 54.1% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 58.98% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 55.8% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.50% | 60.83% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 57.3% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 70.88% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 38.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.77% | 39.06% | 50.33% |
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* Smith (Jennie E.) 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.