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Carrcroft Elementary School

503 Crest Road

Tel: (302)762-7165

Carrcroft Elementary School serves 501 students in grades KG-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the DE average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Black), which is equal to the state average of 53%.
Carrcroft Elementary School operates within the Brandywine School District.

The student population of 501 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 33 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.56 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	15:1	14:1

Asian	3%	4%

Hispanic	3%	15%

Black	47%	31%

White	47%	47%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	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.	0.56	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.	40%	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

Brandywine School District's student population of 10,739 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $16,669 is higher than the state average of $10,798. The district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $15,334 is higher than the state average of $10,466. The district spending/student has declined by 16% over four years.

School District Name	Brandywine School District
Number of Schools Managed	16	1
Number of Students Managed	10,739	933

District Total Revenue	$180 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$166 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$16,669	$10,798

District Spending / Student	$15,334	$10,466

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores