Downie (Carrie) Elementary School (Colonial School District SCH DIST.), Delaware - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Downie (Carrie) Elementary School is a Elementary in New Castle, DE. It currently serves 356 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Colonial 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:356

Number of Teachers: 24

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.83

Location Info

Location: 1201 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720

Mailing Address: 1201 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720-6098

Phone: (302)323-2926

Website: http://www.colonialschooldistrict.org/carriedownie

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	59
Grade 2	59
Grade 3	57
Grade 4	62
Grade 5	64
Kindergarten	55

Gender/Sex of Downie (Carrie) Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	199	55.90
Female	157	44.10

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Downie (Carrie) Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.28
Black or African American	133	37.36
Hispanic/Latino	96	26.97
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.56
Two or more races	25	7.02
White	99	27.81

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.50
Black or African American	78	39.20
Hispanic/Latino	51	25.63
Two or more races	14	7.04
White	55	27.64

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	55	35.03
Hispanic/Latino	45	28.66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1.27
Two or more races	11	7.01
White	44	28.03

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	1	1.70
Black or African American	22	37.29
Hispanic/Latino	12	20.34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.70
Two or more races	8	13.56
White	15	25.42

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	22	37.29
Hispanic/Latino	16	27.12
Two or more races	4	6.78
White	17	28.81

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	27	47.37
Hispanic/Latino	15	26.32
Two or more races	2	3.51
White	13	22.81

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	29	46.77
Hispanic/Latino	17	27.42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.61
Two or more races	3	4.84
White	12	19.36

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	21	32.81
Hispanic/Latino	19	29.69
Two or more races	3	4.69
White	21	32.81

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	12	21.82
Hispanic/Latino	17	30.91
Two or more races	5	9.09
White	21	38.18