Downie (Carrie) Elementary School

Regular School · New Castle, DE

Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is a regular school school in New Castle, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 324 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

324

Teachers (FTE)

25.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	122	38%
Hispanic/Latino	94	29%
White	82	25%
Two or more races	20	6%
Asian	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	324	174M / 150F

English Language Learners: 52 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	28.8%	110
Reading Proficiency	15-19%	44.5%	108
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	31

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)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

105

32.4% 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.)	324	100%

Contact & Location

1201 Delaware Street

New Castle, DE 19720

Phone: (302)323-2926

http://www.colonialschooldistrict.org/carriedownie

District

Colonial School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,637

District enrollment: 9,132

Other Schools in District

Castle Hills Elementary School Elementary
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School Elementary
New Castle Elementary School Elementary
Pleasantville Elementary School Elementary
Southern Elementary School Elementary
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary Elementary
Wilmington Manor Elementary School Elementary
Penn (William) High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19720) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100023000205

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