New Castle Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 383 students
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School
1201 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
324
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Colonial School District
New Castle County
Schola Grade D · Below 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 Downie (Carrie) Elementary School
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Castle, Delaware, serving grades K–5. It is part of Colonial School District. The school is located in a large suburb in New Castle County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 324 students were enrolled, with about 13 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Delaware elementary school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 107 Delaware elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 324 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Colonial School District
- County
- New Castle County
- NCES school ID
- 100023000205
Schools near Downie (Carrie) Elementary School
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Castle Hills Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 462 students
Wilmington Manor Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 291 students
Charter School of New Castle
Charter · Grades K–8 · 788 students
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 436 students
Pleasantville Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 389 students
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.