Brandywine Springs School

Summary:

Brandywine Springs School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Red Clay Consolidated School District in Wilmington, Delaware, with a student population of 945 and a consistent ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

Brandywine Springs School consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 56.31% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA compared to 36.79% for the district and 39.45% for the state, and 64.08% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math compared to 41.66% for the district and 43.61% for the state. The school also has a more racially diverse student population than many nearby schools, with 64.55% White, 7.72% African American, 16.4% Hispanic, and 4.97% Asian students. Additionally, Brandywine Springs School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.9% to 11.2%, which is lower than the district and state averages.

While Brandywine Springs School outperforms many nearby schools, such as Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary and Richey Elementary, which have lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism, the school's data also suggests the need to address persistent achievement gaps between different racial and ethnic groups. However, the school's exceptional performance of low socioeconomic status students, ranking 10th out of 92 Delaware elementary schools in 2018-2019, demonstrates its commitment to equity and inclusion.


Detail:

Public K-8

 2916 Duncan Road
       Wilmington, DE  19808


(302) 636-5681

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
39th of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,934 Help


Students who attend Brandywine Springs School usually attend:

Middle:    duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School
High:    duPont (Alexis I.) High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  945

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.6%
Hispanic:
16.4%
African American:
7.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.6% Help


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Compare Details Brandywine Springs School ranks better than 63.2% of elementary schools in Delaware. It also ranks 6th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details Brandywine Springs School ranks better than 64.8% of middle schools in Delaware. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.22. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Brandywine Springs School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. Racial makeup is: White (64.6%), Hispanic (16.4%), African American (7.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brandywine Springs School is 15.3. 12 elementary schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brandywine Springs School is $13,934. 11 elementary schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brandywine Springs School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brandywine Springs School 39th of 106 Delaware public elementary schools. (See Brandywine Springs School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Brandywine Springs School 19th of 54 Delaware public middle schools. (See Brandywine Springs School in the ranking list.)

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Red Clay Consolidated School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Red Clay Consolidated School District 14th of 32 Delaware school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Brandywine Springs School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 81.13 15th 91 83.5%
2012 82.77 13th 90 85.6%
2013 85.49 10th 91 89.0%
2014 82.57 7th 36 80.6%
2015 90.18 10th 108 90.7%
2016 89.30 6th 86 93.0%
2017 89.17 7th 86 91.9%
2018 85.51 10th 85 88.2%
2019 75.01 23rd 105 78.1%
2021 65.36 26th 95 72.6%
2022 68.49 26th 104 75.0%
2023 65.89 31st 103 69.9%
2024 59.10 39th 106 63.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.05 10th 92 89.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.38 16th 99 83.8%
2021 59.09 20th 67 70.1%
2022 68.73 21st 90 76.7%
2023 62.35 28th 89 68.5%
2024 60.84 31st 97 68.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.36 25th 99 74.7%
2021 52.78 27th 67 59.7%
2022 56.46 31st 90 65.6%
2023 55.60 35th 89 60.7%
2024 54.56 37th 97 61.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.87 24th 42 42.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.75 24th 82 70.7%
2021 54.82 25th 65 61.5%
2022 56.59 32nd 75 57.3%
2023 47.26 39th 70 44.3%
2024 45.41 39th 73 46.6%
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Data source: test scores: Delaware Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Brandywine Springs School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 87.92 3rd 38 92.1%
2012 86.66 3rd 38 92.1%
2013 86.01 5th 37 86.5%
2014 83.58 3rd 17 82.4%
2015 80.91 10th 49 79.6%
2016 85.62 6th 35 82.9%
2017 85.39 4th 35 88.6%
2018 82.05 6th 35 82.9%
2019 74.62 11th 52 78.8%
2021 58.76 16th 47 66.0%
2022 59.32 16th 51 68.6%
2023 52.86 19th 53 64.2%
2024 53.22 19th 54 64.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 85.57 3rd 39 92.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.95 10th 49 79.6%
2021 61.61 11th 38 71.1%
2022 51.25 18th 50 64.0%
2023 44.99 24th 50 52.0%
2024 50.47 22nd 49 55.1%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.95 14th 49 71.4%
2021 52.31 15th 38 60.5%
2022 58.52 18th 50 64.0%
2023 53.52 19th 50 62.0%
2024 48.30 21st 49 57.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 70.92 8th 35 77.1%
2023 56.16 13th 37 64.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Brandywine Springs School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.24 15th 43 65.1%
2021 46.53 18th 41 56.1%
2022 46.67 22nd 45 51.1%
2023 35.34 27th 44 38.6%
2024 37.35 26th 45 42.2%
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Data source: test scores: Delaware Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Brandywine Springs School Test Scores
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Data source: Delaware Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, December 13, 2010

Open Quote By far the best school in delaware. My family and I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Brandywine Springs School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 559 7 29 12 0 n/a n/a 0 607
2002 565 5 36 15 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2003 565 5 36 15 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2004 571 5 36 13 0 n/a n/a 0 625
2005 572 9 31 20 0 n/a n/a 0 632
2006 674 29 39 32 0 n/a n/a 0 774
2007 764 40 38 30 0 n/a n/a 0 872
2008 823 40 40 28 0 n/a n/a 0 931
2009 961 37 42 40 0 n/a n/a 0 1080
2010 977 42 47 38 0 n/a n/a 0 1104
2011 936 42 50 52 0 0 4 0 1084
2012 929 38 52 58 1 0 10 0 1088
2013 912 41 53 69 2 0 13 0 1090
2014 924 41 63 68 2 0 19 0 1117
2015 880 40 75 75 1 0 34 0 1105
2016 749 49 63 80 0 0 40 0 981
2017 719 61 47 104 1 0 51 0 983
2018 728 65 42 120 0 0 51 0 1006
2019 696 65 56 130 2 0 48 0 997
2020 696 53 52 136 1 0 54 0 992
2021 660 67 49 144 2 1 50 0 973
2022 641 65 46 149 1 1 52 0 955
2023 610 73 47 155 2 2 56 0 945

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brandywine Springs School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 607 31.0 19.6 4.4
2002 621 35.0 17.7 3.4
2003 621 35.0 17.7 3.4
2004 625 35.0 17.9 0.2
2005 632 34.0 18.6 2.2
2006 774 42.0 18.4 5.2
2007 872 45.0 19.4 7.6
2008 931 47.0 19.8 7.1
2009 1080 61.0 17.7 7.6
2010 1104 66.0 16.7 12
2011 1084 64.0 16.9 14.1
2012 1088 61.0 17.8 15.4
2013 1090 69.0 15.7 16.3
2014 1117 66.0 16.9 9.2
2015 1105 68.0 16.2 9
2016 981 57.0 17.2 11.6
2017 983 57.0 17.2 n/a
2018 1006 58.0 17.3 n/a
2019 997 60.0 16.6 n/a
2020 992 61.0 16.2 n/a
2021 973 59.5 16.3 n/a
2022 955 60.5 15.7 n/a
2023 945 61.5 15.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brandywine Springs School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 607 31.0 19.6 4.4
2002 621 35.0 17.7 3.4
2003 621 35.0 17.7 3.4
2004 625 35.0 17.9 0.2
2005 632 34.0 18.6 2.2
2006 774 42.0 18.4 5.2
2007 872 45.0 19.4 7.6
2008 931 47.0 19.8 7.1
2009 1080 61.0 17.7 7.6
2010 1104 66.0 16.7 12
2011 1084 64.0 16.9 14.1
2012 1088 61.0 17.8 15.4
2013 1090 69.0 15.7 16.3
2014 1117 66.0 16.9 9.2
2015 1105 68.0 16.2 9
2016 981 57.0 17.2 11.6
2017 983 57.0 17.2 n/a
2018 1006 58.0 17.3 n/a
2019 997 60.0 16.6 n/a
2020 992 61.0 16.2 n/a
2021 973 59.5 16.3 n/a
2022 955 60.5 15.7 n/a
2023 945 61.5 15.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Brandywine Springs School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $246 (1.8%) $16,911 (121.4%) $13,934

Data source: Delaware Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brandywine Springs School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 23rd of 105 Elementary schoolsRanks 31st of 103 Elementary schools
 8.2%
Ranks 11th of 52 Middle schoolsRanks 19th of 53 Middle schools
 14.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine Springs School)7341.2
 31.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Red Clay Consolidated School District)46.134.9
 11.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)50.538.4
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brandywine Springs School)7751.5
 25.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Red Clay Consolidated School District)4437.5
 6.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Delaware)5342.2
 10.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine Springs School)64.345.3
 19%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Red Clay Consolidated School District)5139.9
 11.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)53.539.9
 13.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brandywine Springs School)54.146.3
 7.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Red Clay Consolidated School District)42.537.8
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)50.839.1
 11.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine Springs School)84.267.3
 16.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Red Clay Consolidated School District)55.147.5
 7.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)56.944.1
 12.8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Brandywine Springs School)72.237.5
 34.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Red Clay Consolidated School District)39.333
 6.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)44.432.3
 12.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine Springs School)52.545.5
 7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Red Clay Consolidated School District)4534.4
 10.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)51.935
 16.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Brandywine Springs School)41.625.2
 16.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Red Clay Consolidated School District)33.627.5
 6.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)37.626.5
 11.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine Springs School)78.143.1
 34.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Red Clay Consolidated School District)54.341.3
 12.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)54.642.6
 12%
7th Grade Mathematics (Brandywine Springs School)60.727.5
 33.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Red Clay Consolidated School District)40.829.2
 11.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)4128.9
 12.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Brandywine Springs School)77.448
 29.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Red Clay Consolidated School District)4843
 5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)52.141.3
 10.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Brandywine Springs School)65.127
 38.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Red Clay Consolidated School District)36.227.7
 8.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)3824.3
 13.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students997945
 5.2%
African American6573
 12.3%
American Indian22
Asian5647
 16.1%
Hispanic130155
 19.2%
Pacific Islander02
White696610
 12.4%
Two or More Races4856
 16.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Brandywine Springs School

Students at Brandywine Springs School are 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Brandywine Springs School ranks 39th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 945 students attended Brandywine Springs School.

Students who attend Brandywine Springs School usually go on to attend:

Middle : duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School
High : duPont (Alexis I.) High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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