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Downie (Carrie) Elementary School
1201 Delaware St New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County Phone: 302-323-2926 Ranking:  (56 out of 134, top 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Colonial School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 397 | 524 | 429 | 557 | 432 | 472 | 458 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 17.4% | 88 | 16.8% | 82 | 19.1% | 87 | 15.6% | 70 | 16.2% | 97 | 20.6% | 89 | 19.4% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 18.4% | 100 | 19.1% | 78 | 18.2% | 68 | 12.2% | 92 | 21.3% | 77 | 16.3% | 64 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 16.9% | 105 | 20.0% | 62 | 14.5% | 80 | 14.4% | 74 | 17.1% | 66 | 14.0% | 78 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 16.9% | 65 | 12.4% | 73 | 17.0% | 70 | 12.6% | 58 | 13.4% | 74 | 15.7% | 74 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 12.3% | 91 | 17.4% | 73 | 17.0% | 55 | 9.9% | 70 | 16.2% | 76 | 16.1% | 75 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 18.1% | 75 | 14.3% | 61 | 14.2% | 77 | 13.8% | 68 | 15.7% | 82 | 17.4% | 78 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 218 | 54.9% | 257 | 49.0% | 225 | 52.4% | 297 | 53.3% | 216 | 50.0% | 242 | 51.3% | 229 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 179 | 45.1% | 267 | 51.0% | 204 | 47.6% | 260 | 46.7% | 208 | 48.1% | 222 | 47.0% | 225 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 9 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 111 | 28.0% | 140 | 26.7% | 99 | 23.1% | 128 | 23.0% | 92 | 21.3% | 99 | 21.0% | 91 | 19.9% |
| Black: | 109 | 27.5% | 193 | 36.8% | 160 | 37.3% | 213 | 38.2% | 181 | 41.9% | 205 | 43.4% | 195 | 42.6% |
| White: | 137 | 34.5% | 159 | 30.3% | 142 | 33.1% | 188 | 33.8% | 145 | 33.6% | 156 | 33.1% | 158 | 34.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 6.8% | 23 | 4.4% | 20 | 4.7% | 11 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 229 | 57.7% | 365 | 69.7% | 288 | 67.1% | 304 | 54.6% | 247 | 57.2% | 176 | 37.3% | 168 | 36.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 6.5% | 36 | 8.4% | 19 | 3.4% | 35 | 8.1% | 33 | 7.0% | 40 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.54 | 15.88 | 14.30 | 19.89 | 15.43 | 15.20 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 71.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.56% | 70.34% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 65.2% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.44% | 64.81% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 72.3% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.91% | 70.02% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 65.3% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.49% | 68.77% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 72.4% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.32% | 68.97% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 72.4% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 71.57% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 68% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.39% | 73.71% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 47.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 36% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.71% | 38.37% | 50.33% |
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* Downie (Carrie) Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.