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Welch (Major George S.) Elementary School
3100 Hawthorne Dr Dover DE, 19901, Kent County Phone: 302-674-9080 Ranking:  (18 out of 134, top 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5 School District: Caesar Rodney 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: | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 379 | 444 | 454 | 461 | 341 | 308 | 263 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 72 | 19.0% | 84 | 18.9% | 79 | 17.4% | 74 | 16.1% | 57 | 16.7% | 58 | 18.8% | 43 | 16.3% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 21.9% | 70 | 15.8% | 71 | 15.6% | 86 | 18.7% | 66 | 19.4% | 54 | 17.5% | 52 | 19.8% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 19.5% | 70 | 15.8% | 75 | 16.5% | 80 | 17.4% | 58 | 17.0% | 50 | 16.2% | 49 | 18.6% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 19.8% | 71 | 16.0% | 81 | 17.8% | 72 | 15.6% | 46 | 13.5% | 52 | 16.9% | 35 | 13.3% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 19.8% | 80 | 18.0% | 59 | 13.0% | 74 | 16.1% | 51 | 15.0% | 35 | 11.4% | 34 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 197 | 52.0% | 224 | 50.5% | 239 | 52.6% | 233 | 50.5% | 163 | 47.8% | 154 | 50.0% | 121 | 46.0% |
| Female: | 182 | 48.0% | 220 | 49.5% | 215 | 47.4% | 228 | 49.5% | 170 | 49.9% | 146 | 47.4% | 138 | 52.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.9% | 18 | 4.0% | 23 | 5.0% | 19 | 5.6% | 13 | 4.2% | 18 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic: | 50 | 13.2% | 55 | 12.4% | 52 | 11.5% | 45 | 9.8% | 28 | 8.2% | 25 | 8.1% | 15 | 5.7% |
| Black: | 59 | 15.6% | 83 | 18.7% | 83 | 18.3% | 78 | 16.9% | 44 | 12.9% | 50 | 16.2% | 54 | 20.5% |
| White: | 249 | 65.7% | 278 | 62.6% | 287 | 63.2% | 305 | 66.2% | 248 | 72.7% | 220 | 71.4% | 176 | 66.9% |
| 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: | 13 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.9% | 50 | 11.3% | 48 | 10.6% | 35 | 7.6% | 34 | 10.0% | 33 | 10.7% | 38 | 14.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 15.5% | 100 | 22.0% | 82 | 17.8% | 83 | 24.3% | 75 | 24.4% | 58 | 22.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.54 | 15.86 | 16.81 | 17.73 | 11.76 | 11.20 | 10.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 81.76% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 75.6% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.01% | 79.87% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 80.6% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.14% | 82.59% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 77.6% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.50% | 84.59% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 70.7% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.32% | 73.29% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 79.6% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.05% | 82.51% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 80.8% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 86% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.15% | 86.08% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 53.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 51% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.88% | 49.23% | 50.33% |
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* Welch (Major George S.) Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.