Downes (John R.) Elementary School

Regular School · Newark, DE

Downes (John R.) Elementary School is a regular school school in Newark, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 346 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

346

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	134	39%
Black or African American	85	25%
Hispanic/Latino	69	20%
Asian	35	10%
Two or more races	22	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	346	182M / 164F

English Language Learners: 67 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30-34%	28.8%	140
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	44.5%	137
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	34

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)

+0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

124

35.8% 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.)	346	100%

Contact & Location

220 Casho Mill Road

Newark, DE 19711

Phone: (302)454-2133

http://www.christinak12.org/DownesES

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
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
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19711) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100020000228

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