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Castle Hills Elementary School

Regular School · New Castle, DE

Castle Hills Elementary School is a regular school school in New Castle, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 462 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
462
Teachers (FTE)
38.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 179 39%
Hispanic/Latino 138 30%
White 78 17%
Two or more races 36 8%
Asian 28 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 462 240M / 222F

English Language Learners: 110 (24% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 20-24% 28.8% 104
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 44.5% 104
Science Proficiency <=10% 37

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)
-0.27 grade levels
Math
-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
190
41.1% 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.) 462 100%

Contact & Location

502 Moores Lane

New Castle, DE 19720

Phone: (302)323-2915

http://www.colonialschooldistrict.org/castlehills

District

Colonial School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,637

District enrollment: 9,132

NCES ID

100023000204

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