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Baltz (austin D.) Elementary School

1500 Spruce Avenue

Tel: (302)992-5560

Baltz (austin D.) Elementary School serves 633 students in grades KG-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the DE average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 53%.
Baltz (austin D.) Elementary School operates within the Red Clay Consolidated School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 has decreased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.62 is more than the state average of 0.52. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(DE) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	11:1	14:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	53%	15%

Black	18%	31%

White	26%	47%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.62	0.52

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	99%	37%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	n/a

Red Clay Consolidated School District's student population of 16,146 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $15,621 is higher than the state average of $10,798. The district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $16,379 is higher than the state average of $10,466. The district spending/student has grown by 12% over four years.

School District Name	Red Clay Consolidated School District
Number of Schools Managed	26	1
Number of Students Managed	16,146	933

District Total Revenue	$258 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$271 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$15,621	$10,798

District Spending / Student	$16,379	$10,466

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores