Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19809

Summary:

The 19809 zip code area is home to two schools, Mount Pleasant High School and Mount Pleasant Elementary School, both part of the Brandywine School District. While the high school performs above the state average in several academic areas, both schools face challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates.

Mount Pleasant High School stands out as a stronger-performing school, ranking 15th out of 41 Delaware high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high four-year graduation rate of 85.5% and exceeds the state average in SAT/English Language Arts, SAT/Essay, and DeSSA/Science for 11th grade. In contrast, Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 50th out of 106 Delaware elementary schools, but it outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for 3rd grade English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Both schools have diverse student populations, with Mount Pleasant High School having a higher percentage of African American students and Mount Pleasant Elementary School having a more even distribution across racial groups. However, the high chronic absenteeism rates at both schools, significantly above the state average, may be an area of concern that requires further investigation and targeted interventions.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				DeSSA Science (2024)			DeSSA Social Studies (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Essay (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 11th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	5201 Washington Street Extensi	Wilmington	19809	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 762-7125	1,107	77	14.3		391 (35.3%)	517 (46.7%)	89 (8.0%)	62 (5.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.5%)	57.4	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%		48	19^th of 39 public high schools	51.3%	4		8.1	72.9	31.2	48.6	20.9	45.5							$17,142	$360	$21,678
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Duncan Road	Wilmington	19809	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7120	704	55	12.8		275 (39.1%)	261 (37.1%)	48 (6.8%)	55 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (8.5%)	46.9	50^th of 106 public elementary schools	52.8%		45.3	56^th of 103 public elementary schools	45.6%	6	7.1							57.3	23.2	29.8	57.9	29.0	20.0	$17,574	$926	$20,832

Cities Near Zip Code 19809

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wilmington	0.08 mi	57	24^th
Claymont	1.91 mi	3	21^st
Newark	3.46 mi	29	20^th
Greenville	4.63 mi	1	32^nd
New Castle	6.1 mi	15	31^st

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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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