Leasure (May B.) Elementary School

Regular School · Newark, DE

Leasure (May B.) Elementary School is a regular school school in Newark, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 316 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

316

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	207	66%
Hispanic/Latino	54	17%
White	29	9%
Two or more races	17	5%
Asian	9	3%
Total enrollment	316	156M / 160F

English Language Learners: 54 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	28.8%	128
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	44.5%	127
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	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)

-0.26 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

25.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	316	100%

Contact & Location

1015 Church Road

Newark, DE 19702

Phone: (302)454-2103

http://www.christinak12.org/LeasureES

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
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

100020000224

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