Southern Elementary School
795 Cox Neck Rd New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County Phone: 302-832-6300 Ranking:  (71 out of 134, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 60 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 876 | 885 | 913 | 929 | 902 | 894 | 868 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 123 | 14.0% | 147 | 16.6% | 123 | 13.5% | 136 | 14.6% | 143 | 15.9% | 152 | 17.0% | 128 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 147 | 16.8% | 122 | 13.8% | 143 | 15.7% | 143 | 15.4% | 163 | 18.1% | 146 | 16.3% | 127 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 121 | 13.8% | 152 | 17.2% | 151 | 16.5% | 176 | 18.9% | 144 | 16.0% | 127 | 14.2% | 151 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 172 | 19.6% | 148 | 16.7% | 173 | 18.9% | 162 | 17.4% | 129 | 14.3% | 159 | 17.8% | 167 | 19.2% |
| Grade 4: | 146 | 16.7% | 156 | 17.6% | 144 | 15.8% | 146 | 15.7% | 158 | 17.5% | 160 | 17.9% | 142 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 167 | 19.1% | 160 | 18.1% | 137 | 15.0% | 166 | 17.9% | 165 | 18.3% | 150 | 16.8% | 153 | 17.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 454 | 51.8% | 464 | 52.4% | 487 | 53.3% | 505 | 54.4% | 465 | 51.6% | 460 | 51.5% | 478 | 55.1% |
| Female: | 422 | 48.2% | 421 | 47.6% | 426 | 46.7% | 424 | 45.6% | 429 | 47.6% | 426 | 47.7% | 386 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 35 | 4.0% | 43 | 4.9% | 41 | 4.5% | 42 | 4.5% | 32 | 3.5% | 40 | 4.5% | 33 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 71 | 8.1% | 67 | 7.6% | 73 | 8.0% | 82 | 8.8% | 65 | 7.2% | 63 | 7.0% | 43 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 385 | 43.9% | 379 | 42.8% | 378 | 41.4% | 386 | 41.6% | 388 | 43.0% | 375 | 41.9% | 378 | 43.5% |
| White: | 337 | 38.5% | 358 | 40.5% | 385 | 42.2% | 390 | 42.0% | 416 | 46.1% | 415 | 46.4% | 413 | 47.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 45 | 5.1% | 36 | 4.1% | 31 | 3.4% | 24 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 320 | 36.5% | 373 | 42.1% | 401 | 43.9% | 353 | 38.0% | 340 | 37.7% | 195 | 21.8% | 214 | 24.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 5.4% | 36 | 3.9% | 45 | 4.8% | 54 | 6.0% | 32 | 3.6% | 65 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.60 | 14.75 | 15.47 | 16.59 | 16.70 | 16.00 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 71.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.30% | 70.34% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 65.2% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.42% | 64.81% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 72.3% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.02% | 70.02% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 65.3% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.25% | 68.77% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 72.4% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.50% | 68.97% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 72.4% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 71.57% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 68% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.70% | 73.71% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 47.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 36% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.82% | 38.37% | 50.33% |
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* Southern Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.