Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Bridgeville, Delaware
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School in Bridgeville, Delaware enrolled 644 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 14.6 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). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Delaware: 42.2% and 30.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
581 students in 2022-23, 607 students in 2023-24, 644 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.0 to 44.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 581 | 44.0 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 44.0 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 644 | 44.0 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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.
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 556 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Phillis Wheatley Elementary School enrolled 556 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 41 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 556 of the 556 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions41
- Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.7% of students were White, 28.0% Hispanic, 17.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White44.7%
- Hispanic28.0%
- Black17.4%
- Two or more races8.7%
- Asian1.2%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Delaware, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Delaware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37% | 36% | 42.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 37% | 24% (2021-22) | 30.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
- Woodbridge Early Childhood Education CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 609 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Seaford Central Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 473 students, 21.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare Phillis Wheatley Elementary School with Woodbridge Early Childhood Education CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Woodbridge School District spends per student$19,527 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,527
- The largest public schools in DelawarePhillis Wheatley Elementary School is the number 16 by size of 120 Delaware elementary schools open in 2024-25.#16 of 120
- Delaware schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 13.7 for elementary schools.14.6:1
- 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 Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
How many students attend Phillis Wheatley Elementary School?
644 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 581 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bridgeville, DE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School?
14.6 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.Is Phillis Wheatley Elementary School a Title I school?
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Delaware's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Phillis Wheatley Elementary School in?
Woodbridge School District, NCES district ID 1001850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100185000370 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.