Richardson Park Elementary School

Regular School · Wilmington, DE

Richardson Park Elementary School is a regular school school in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 522 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

522

Teachers (FTE)

52.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	264	51%
Black or African American	134	26%
White	94	18%
Two or more races	23	4%
Asian	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	522	290M / 232F

English Language Learners: 229 (44% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6.0% -22.8pp	28.8%	213
Reading Proficiency	12.0% -32.5pp	44.5%	217
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	70

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)

-0.64 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

155

29.7% 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.)	522	100%

Contact & Location

16 Idella Avenue

Wilmington, DE 19804

Phone: (302)992-5570

http://redclay.schoolwires.net/rpes

District

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,497

District enrollment: 14,771

Other Schools in District

Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School Elementary
Brandywine Springs School Elementary
Forest Oak Elementary School Elementary
Heritage Elementary School Elementary
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School Elementary
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School Elementary
Linden Hill Elementary School Elementary
Marbrook Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19804) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100130000252

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