Clayton Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 487 students
Providence Creek Academy Charter School
273 West Duck Creek Road, Clayton, DE 19938
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
769
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Providence Creek Academy Charter School
Kent County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 107 Delaware elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Delaware elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Providence Creek Academy Charter School
Providence Creek Academy Charter School is a charter elementary school in Clayton, Delaware, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 769 students were enrolled, with about 15.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Delaware elementary school (13.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Red Clay. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 107 Delaware elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 769 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Red Clay
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Providence Creek Academy Charter School
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 100001800122
Schools near Providence Creek Academy Charter School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.