Leasure (May B.) Elementary School
1015 Church Rd Newark DE, 19702, New Castle County Phone: 302-454-2103 Ranking:  (100 out of 134, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Christina 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: | 34 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 568 | 526 | 544 | 591 | 528 | 687 | 662 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 95 | 16.7% | 93 | 17.7% | 101 | 18.6% | 74 | 12.5% | 74 | 14.0% | 84 | 12.2% | 82 | 12.4% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 18.5% | 93 | 17.7% | 86 | 15.8% | 92 | 15.6% | 88 | 16.7% | 110 | 16.0% | 127 | 19.2% |
| Grade 2: | 94 | 16.5% | 91 | 17.3% | 87 | 16.0% | 98 | 16.6% | 77 | 14.6% | 128 | 18.6% | 140 | 21.1% |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 17.6% | 92 | 17.5% | 81 | 14.9% | 85 | 14.4% | 109 | 20.6% | 124 | 18.0% | 117 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 95 | 16.7% | 79 | 15.0% | 85 | 15.6% | 115 | 19.5% | 99 | 18.8% | 113 | 16.4% | 138 | 20.8% |
| Grade 5: | 79 | 13.9% | 78 | 14.8% | 104 | 19.1% | 100 | 16.9% | 81 | 15.3% | 128 | 18.6% | 58 | 8.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 278 | 48.9% | 259 | 49.2% | 268 | 49.3% | 316 | 53.5% | 257 | 48.7% | 350 | 50.9% | 323 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 290 | 51.1% | 267 | 50.8% | 276 | 50.7% | 275 | 46.5% | 263 | 49.8% | 329 | 47.9% | 335 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.8% | 16 | 3.0% | 24 | 4.4% | 34 | 5.8% | 32 | 6.1% | 32 | 4.7% | 22 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 68 | 12.0% | 70 | 13.3% | 70 | 12.9% | 73 | 12.4% | 54 | 10.2% | 84 | 12.2% | 66 | 10.0% |
| Black: | 366 | 64.4% | 333 | 63.3% | 335 | 61.6% | 360 | 60.9% | 325 | 61.6% | 371 | 54.0% | 367 | 55.4% |
| White: | 93 | 16.4% | 82 | 15.6% | 93 | 17.1% | 112 | 19.0% | 113 | 21.4% | 196 | 28.5% | 202 | 30.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 4.6% | 22 | 4.2% | 19 | 3.5% | 7 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 252 | 44.4% | 302 | 57.4% | 294 | 54.0% | 311 | 52.6% | 267 | 50.6% | 312 | 45.4% | 209 | 31.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 9.1% | 61 | 11.2% | 59 | 10.0% | 63 | 11.9% | 75 | 10.9% | 55 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.71 | 15.94 | 14.70 | 14.78 | 13.89 | 16.80 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 60.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.00% | 67.98% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 51.8% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.00% | 60.57% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 51.9% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.71% | 65.73% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 51% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.38% | 64.13% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.1% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.49% | 58.98% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 55.8% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.92% | 60.83% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57.3% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.26% | 70.88% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 38.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 41% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.14% | 39.06% | 50.33% |
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* Leasure (May B.) Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.