Kuumba Academy Charter School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 594 students
First State Montessori Academy
Null, Wilmington, DE 19801
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
657
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
First State Montessori Academy
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 First State Montessori Academy
First State Montessori Academy is a charter elementary school in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a small city in New Castle County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 657 students were enrolled, with about 19.3 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)
- 657 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Red Clay
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- First State Montessori Academy
- County
- New Castle County
- NCES school ID
- 100005400362
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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.