John R. Downes Elementary School - Newark, Delaware/DE

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John R. Downes Elementary School

220 Casho Mill Road, Newark, DE, 19711-2699 -

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Definition of Terms

John R. Downes Elementary School

School Level

Primary school

Grades Offered

Grades KG - 5

County

New Castle County, DE

Students & Faculty

Total Students

525 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

32 teachers

Students by Grade

Kind - 86 students

Grade 1 - 88 students

Grade 2 - 95 students

Grade 3 - 109 students

Grade 4 - 93 students

Grade 5 - 54 students

This School

(DE) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(DE) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	6%	3%
% Hispanic	6%	11%
% Black	27%	35%
% White	61%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(DE) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

35%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(DE) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Christina School District

This School's Agency

(DE) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	30	7
Number of Students Managed	19,232 students	3,740 students
District Total Revenue	$265,711,000	$37,824,000
District Expenditure	$294,637,000	$36,791,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,816	$10,113
District Expenditure / Student	$15,320	$9,837

Boy Suspended For Utensil Gets Reprieve (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 10:24:22 pm
A Delaware school board tweaks its zero-tolerance weapons policy in light of a first-grader's suspension for bringing his favorite camping utensil to eat pudding at lunch.

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