Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary

Regular School · Bear, DE

Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary is a regular school school in Bear, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 1,052 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

1,052

Teachers (FTE)

66.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	505	48%
White	263	25%
Hispanic/Latino	171	16%
Two or more races	73	7%
Asian	39	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,052	534M / 518F

English Language Learners: 134 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -4.8pp	28.8%	308
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -1.5pp	44.5%	312
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	103

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)

+0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

187

17.8% 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.)	1,052	100%

Contact & Location

4050 Wrangle Hill Road

Bear, DE 19701

Phone: (302)832-6330

http://www.colonialschooldistrict.org/wilbur

District

Colonial School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,637

District enrollment: 9,132

Other Schools in District

Castle Hills Elementary School Elementary
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School Elementary
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School Elementary
New Castle Elementary School Elementary
Pleasantville Elementary School Elementary
Southern Elementary School Elementary
Wilmington Manor Elementary School Elementary
Penn (William) High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19701) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100023000237

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