Blades Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Blades, Delaware

Blades Elementary School in Blades, Delaware enrolled 410 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Delaware elementary-school median of 13.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

396 students in 2022-23, 405 students in 2023-24, 410 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Blades Elementary School by school year2022-23: 396, 2023-24: 405, 2024-25: 41002004006002022-233962023-244052024-25410
Students enrolled at Blades Elementary School by school year2022-23: 396, 2023-24: 405, 2024-25: 41002004006002022-233962023-244052024-25410
Students enrolled at Blades Elementary School by school year2022-23: 396, 2023-24: 405, 2024-25: 41002004006002022-233962023-244052024-25410
Students enrolled at Blades Elementary School by school year2022-23: 396, 2023-24: 405, 2024-25: 41002004006002022-233962023-244052024-25410
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339626.015.2
2023-2440526.015.6
2024-2541025.016.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Delaware elementary schools

Among the 118 Delaware elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Delaware elementary schools, 2024-25118 values from 9.0 to 23.9; This school 16.4; state median 13.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware elementary schools, 2024-25118 values from 9.0 to 23.9; This school 16.4; state median 13.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware elementary schools, 2024-25118 values from 9.0 to 23.9; This school 16.4; state median 13.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware elementary schools, 2024-25118 values from 9.0 to 23.9; This school 16.4; state median 13.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 409 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blades Elementary School enrolled 409 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 409 of the 409 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent25.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.3% of students were Hispanic, 28.5% Black, 22.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic39.3%
  2. Black28.5%
  3. White22.2%
  4. Two or more races9.0%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Blades Elementary School

  1. Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 456 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Seaford Central Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 473 students, 21.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Blades Elementary School with Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Seaford School District spends per student$18,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,422
  5. The largest public schools in DelawareBlades Elementary School is the number 76 by size of 120 Delaware elementary schools open in 2024-25.#76 of 120
  6. Delaware schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 13.7 for elementary schools.16.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Blades Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Blades Elementary School?
    410 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 396 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Blades, DE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blades Elementary School?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for elementary schools is 13.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Blades Elementary School a Title I school?
    Blades Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Blades Elementary School in?
    Seaford School District, NCES district ID 1001530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100153000020 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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