Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School

Regular School · Newark, DE

Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School is a regular school school in Newark, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 413 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

413

Teachers (FTE)

39.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	130	31%
Black or African American	123	30%
Hispanic/Latino	107	26%
Asian	29	7%
Two or more races	21	5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	413	218M / 195F

English Language Learners: 158 (38% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	28.8%	150
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	44.5%	149
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	45

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)

-0.03 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

22 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

21.8% 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.)	413	100%

Contact & Location

142 Brennen Drive

Newark, DE 19713

Phone: (302)722-2864

http://www.christinak12.org/SmithES

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
Keene (William B.) Elementary School Elementary
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School Elementary
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19713) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100020000218

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