Downes (John R.) Elementary School (Christina School District SCH DIST.), Delaware - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Downes (John R.) Elementary School is a Elementary in Newark, DE. It currently serves 357 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Christina School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:357

Number of Teachers: 29

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.14

Location Info

Location: 220 Casho Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711

Mailing Address: 220 Casho Mill Road, Newark, DE 19711-2699

Phone: (302)454-2133

Website: http://www.christinak12.org/DownesES

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	46
Grade 2	67
Grade 3	70
Grade 4	57
Grade 5	65
Kindergarten	52

Gender/Sex of Downes (John R.) Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	171	47.90
Female	186	52.10

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Downes (John R.) Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.28
Asian	34	9.52
Black or African American	77	21.57
Hispanic/Latino	64	17.93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.28
Two or more races	24	6.72
White	156	43.70

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	11	6.43
Black or African American	37	21.64
Hispanic/Latino	27	15.79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.59
Two or more races	13	7.60
White	82	47.95

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.54
Asian	23	12.37
Black or African American	40	21.51
Hispanic/Latino	37	19.89
Two or more races	11	5.91
White	74	39.78

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	10.87
Black or African American	5	10.87
Hispanic/Latino	12	26.09
Two or more races	2	4.35
White	22	47.83

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	7.46
Black or African American	14	20.90
Hispanic/Latino	13	19.40
Two or more races	5	7.46
White	30	44.78

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.43
Asian	10	14.29
Black or African American	14	20.00
Hispanic/Latino	10	14.29
Two or more races	5	7.14
White	30	42.86

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	5.26
Black or African American	20	35.09
Hispanic/Latino	13	22.81
Two or more races	3	5.26
White	18	31.58

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	6.15
Black or African American	16	24.62
Hispanic/Latino	7	10.77
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.54
Two or more races	4	6.15
White	33	50.77

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	7	13.46
Black or African American	8	15.39
Hispanic/Latino	9	17.31
Two or more races	5	9.62
White	23	44.23