Keene (William B.) Elementary School

Regular School · Newark, DE

Keene (William B.) Elementary School is a regular school school in Newark, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 408 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

408

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	210	51%
Hispanic/Latino	81	20%
White	69	17%
Two or more races	29	7%
Asian	15	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	408	216M / 192F

English Language Learners: 48 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	28.8%	163
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	44.5%	162
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	51

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

34 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

129

31.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	408	100%

Contact & Location

200 Cpl Stephen J. Ballard Way

Newark, DE 19702

Phone: (302)454-2018

http://www.christinak12.org/KeeneES

District

Christina School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $37,779

District enrollment: 13,092

Other Schools in District

Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School Elementary
Brookside Elementary School Elementary
Downes (John R.) Elementary School Elementary
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School Elementary
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School Elementary
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School Elementary
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Elementary
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19702) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100020000117

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD