West Park Place Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 350 students
Downes (John R.) Elementary School
220 Casho Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
346
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Christina School District
New Castle 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 Downes (John R.) Elementary School
Downes (John R.) Elementary School is a magnet elementary school in Newark, Delaware, serving grades K–5. It is part of Christina School District. The school is located in a large suburb in New Castle County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 346 students were enrolled, with about 11.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Delaware elementary school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 107 Delaware elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 346 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Christina School District
- County
- New Castle County
- NCES school ID
- 100020000228
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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.