McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School

Regular School · Newark, DE

McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School is a regular school school in Newark, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 319 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

319

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	135	42%
White	98	31%
Hispanic/Latino	64	20%
Two or more races	12	4%
Asian	9	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	319	158M / 161F

English Language Learners: 59 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30-34%	28.8%	141
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	44.5%	139
Science Proficiency	20-29%	—	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)

-0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

25 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

18.5% 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.)	319	100%

Contact & Location

908 Janice Drive

Newark, DE 19713

Phone: (302)454-2145

http://www.christinak12.org/McVeyES

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

100020000221

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