Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School

Regular School · Wilmington, DE

Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School is a regular school school in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 549 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

549

Teachers (FTE)

42.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	296	54%
Black or African American	139	25%
White	92	17%
Two or more races	19	3%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	549	284M / 265F

English Language Learners: 185 (34% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	14.0% -14.8pp	28.8%	221
Reading Proficiency	24.0% -20.5pp	44.5%	214
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	74

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)

-0.60 grade levels

Math

-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

21 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

122

22.2% 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.)	549	100%

Contact & Location

1500 Spruce Avenue

Wilmington, DE 19805

Phone: (302)992-5560

http://redclay.schoolwires.net/baltz

District

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,497

District enrollment: 14,771

Other Schools in District

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
Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19805) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100130000264

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