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Blades Elementary School

Regular School · Blades, DE

Blades Elementary School is a regular school school in Blades, Delaware, serving grades KG–02 with 410 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 02
Enrollment
410
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 161 39%
Black or African American 117 29%
White 91 22%
Two or more races 37 9%
Asian 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 410 216M / 194F

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)
-0.26 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
126
30.7% 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.) 410 100%

Contact & Location

900 South Arch Street

Blades, DE 19973

Phone: (302)629-4587

http://bes.seafordbluejays.org

District

Seaford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,396

District enrollment: 3,410

NCES ID

100153000020

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