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Christiana High School

190 Salem Church Road, Newark, DE, 19713-2998 -

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Definition of Terms

Christiana High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

New Castle County, DE

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1562 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

96 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 38 students

Grade 9 - 536 students

Grade 10 - 447 students

Grade 11 - 279 students

Grade 12 - 262 students

This School

( DE ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( DE ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	3%
% Hispanic	9%	11%
% Black	51%	34%
% White	36%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

( DE ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

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	3
Number of Students Managed	19,232 students	1,194 students
District Total Revenue	$265,711,000	$19,096,000
District Expenditure	$294,637,000	$19,228,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,816	$15,993
District Expenditure / Student	$15,320	$15,708
District Graduation Rates	64%	92%

Christiana High School is a public high school in Newark, Delaware. Christiana High school is known throughout the state for its clubs and academics. Its mascot is the Viking.
History :Founded in 1963, Christiana High School is one of three high schools in the Christina School District (the other two being Newark High School and Glasgow High School). Christiana High School is located on the outskirts of Newark, Delaware. It does not lie within city limits. It is less than a ten minutes drive from the University of Delaware.
Curriculum: Starting in the 2005/2006 school year, Christiana High School is implementing a higher standard of academics for incoming students. Students are now required to take four credits each of English, science, and math. The only core credit requirement not changed is social studies, where a total of three credits are still required.
Like all other high school students in Delaware, Christiana High School students are required to have 1.5 credits of Phys. Ed. /Health. Two years of a foreign language (French, Spanish, German) are required, and so is one year worth of computer literacy.
Miscellaneous requirements for graduation include a senior research project and one credit of community service.
Christiana High School helps students try to specialize in their future profession by having them follow a career pathway. Students are required to take at least three credits worth of a specific area of study. For example, students wishing to focus on agriculture in the future should take at least three of the thirteen agriscience classes offered.
AP classes are becoming increasingly commonplace in Christiana High School. AP classes include English, physics, psychology, calculus, world history, environmental science, biology, and chemistry.
In 2004, Christiana High School and other high schools in the same district created “learning communities” for freshmen. This concept helps freshmen adjust from middle school to high school. Freshmen are split up into groups that are led by four core subject teachers, a concept reminiscent of middle school. However, the freshmen also have four more classes that are outside the small groups. This mixture of middle and high school allows the freshmen to become used to the new lifestyle by the time they’re sophomores. In addition to the “learning communities”, Christiana High School has also been defined as being a “Culinary and Hotel Management Institute” by the district. This is due to the high number of business and culinary classes present in the school. Classes include culinary arts, hotel management, business, financial record-keeping, JDEG (Jobs for Delaware Graduates), etc.
Students: As of the 2005 school year, there were approximately 1500 students in Christiana High School. There are a little over a hundred students who have made Christiana High School their choice school. This allows these students to live outside of the district yet still attend Christiana High School.
Sports - Boys: Cross-Country.
Baseball (Varsity, Junior Varsity, freshman).
Basketball (Varsity, Junior Varsity, freshman).
Football (Varsity, Junior Varsity, freshman).
Golf.
Hockey (club).
Indoor Track (3’rd in 2005 state championship).
Soccer.
Swimming.
Outdoor Track (1’st in 2005 county championships, 3’rd in division for 2005 state championships).
Wrestling.
Sports - Girls: Cheerleading **2006 Delaware State Champions in Super Large Varsity Competition**.
Lacrosse.
Cross-Country.
Basketball (Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman).
Field Hockey.
Golf.
Hockey (club).
Indoor Track.
Soccer.
Softball.
Swimming.
Track and Field.
Volleyball (Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen).
Clubs, Organizations: Bible Club.
Business Professionals of America.
Chess Club.
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA).
Future Farmers of America (won the most events of any school in the 2005 Delaware FFA contest)*Largest FFA membership in the State.
German Club.
JROTC.
Kronika Yearbook.
National Honor Society.
Spanish Club.
Student Government.
Technology Student Association (TSA).
Viking Voice Newspaper.
Music: Concert band, Drum line, Girls Chorus, Jazz band, Marching band, Mixed chorus.
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About This Zip Code (19713)

School Zip (19713)

(DE) State Average

Population (Approximate)

31,259 people

766,119 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

29%

30%

Population Average Age

33 years old

36.0 years old

Average Household size

2.5 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$49,910

$48,598

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.8 rooms

6.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

37 years old

38 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

64% / 36%

70% / 30%

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