Best Wilmington �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Wilmington, Delaware �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

All Saints Catholic School (Closed 2024)

(Catholic)

907 New Rd
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 995-2231

Gr: PK-8 | 229 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (Closed 2021)

Daycare / Preschool

1401 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 633-1600

Gr: PK-K | 24 students

Christ Our King Catholic School (Closed 2004)

(Catholic)

510 West 28 Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
(302) 762-4031

Gr: PK-8 | 106 students

Destiny Calling Academy (Closed 2025)

(Christian)

5810-C Kirkwood Highway
Wilmington, DE 19808
(800) 677-7904

Gr: K-12 Tuition listed

Elementary Workshop Montessori School (Closed 2010)

Montessori School

502 N Pine St
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 656-1498

Gr: PK-4 | 43 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

St. Hedwig Elementary School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

304 S Harrison Street
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 594-1402

Gr: PK-8 | 183 students

St. Helena Elementary School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

210 Bellefonte Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 762-5595

Gr: K-8 | 190 students

St. Thomas The Apostle (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

201 Bayard Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 654-0746

Gr: PK-8 | 246 students

Zion Early Education Center (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool (Christian)

2101 Lancaster Ave
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 655-7874

Gr: PK-K | 25 students

Overview

This Town (Wilmington)

This State (DE)

# Schools

28 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Wilmington, DE Total Schools
2025	28
2024	29
2023	28
2022	26
2021	26
2020	29
2019	30
2018	29
2017	32
2016	32
2015	34

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Student Body:

# Students

6,026 Students

16,497 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	223	190	199
2024	220	180	192
2023	238	184	193
2022	260	212	205
2021	260	210	201
2020	257	190	188
2019	263	201	193
2018	271	200	190
2017	249	210	199
2016	254	209	196
2015	256	187	183

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% Average Students of Color

27%

28%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	27%	28%	33%
2024	21%	27%	32%
2023	26%	28%	32%
2022	25%	25%	32%
2021	23%	25%	31%
2020	23%	24%	31%
2019	26%	26%	31%
2018	26%	24%	30%
2017	34%	30%	31%
2016	33%	31%	31%
2015	30%	30%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

693 Teachers

1,831 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	9:1	9:1	11:1
2024	9:1	9:1	11:1
2023	9:1	9:1	11:1
2022	8:1	9:1	11:1
2021	9:1	9:1	11:1
2020	9:1	9:1	11:1
2019	10:1	10:1	11:1
2018	10:1	10:1	11:1
2017	10:1	10:1	11:1
2016	10:1	10:1	12:1
2015	10:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

48%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	57%	48%	54%
2024	60%	46%	54%
2023	56%	46%	53%
2022	58%	44%	53%
2021	58%	42%	53%
2020	58%	43%	53%
2019	48%	37%	52%
2018	48%	37%	52%
2017	47%	40%	51%
2016	42%	37%	51%
2015	38%	37%	50%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	16	16	16
2024	15	15	15
2023	16	15	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	17	16	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	17	15	15
2018	17	15	15
2017	15	14	15
2016	16	14	15
2015	16	13	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

15 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	15	14	12
2024	15	14	11
2023	15	13	10
2022	15	13	10
2021	21	16	10
2020	21	16	10
2019	21	16	10
2018	22	16	10
2017	25	16	10
2016	25	16	9
2015	24	16	9

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Average SAT score

1315

(Out of 1600)

1231

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	1,315	1,231	1,236
2024	1,293	1,225	1,233
2023	1,305	1,231	1,231
2022	1,301	1,227	1,232
2021	1,330	1,235	1,232
2020	1,321	1,224	1,229
2019	1,315	1,223	1,230
2018	1,315	1,223	1,227
2017	1,310	1,208	1,232

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	28	25	26
2024	29	26	26
2023	29	26	26
2022	29	26	26
2021	30	25	26
2020	31	26	26
2019	31	26	26
2018	31	26	25
2017	29	26	25
2016	28	22	25
2015	28	23	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$19,368

$13,726

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	$19,368	$13,726	$14,043
2024	$18,339	$13,174	$12,357
2023	$15,208	$11,206	$11,693
2022	$14,726	$10,305	$11,199
2021	$14,645	$10,486	$10,824
2020	$14,823	$10,307	$10,496
2019	$13,916	$10,463	$10,300
2018	$12,048	$9,594	$10,056
2017	$13,408	$9,385	$9,712
2016	$15,583	$10,396	$9,307
2015	$14,513	$10,477	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$363

$1,242

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	$363	$1,242	$1,115
2024	$345	$1,230	$1,094
2023	$345	$345	$1,136
2022	$340	$340	$1,075
2021	$340	$340	$1,028
2020	$340	$340	$1,130
2019	$340	$340	$1,199

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Average % on Financial Aid

37%

35%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	37%	35%	34%
2024	37%	37%	33%
2023	41%	41%	33%
2022	33%	35%	32%
2021	33%	35%	32%
2020	33%	34%	31%
2019	41%	39%	30%
2018	39%	38%	29%
2017	39%	37%	29%
2016	32%	34%	28%
2015	30%	30%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$5,618

$5,240

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	$5,618	$5,240	$6,227
2024	$5,393	$4,261	$6,113
2023	$4,915	$4,416	$5,785
2022	$4,743	$3,988	$5,514
2021	$4,743	$3,988	$5,269
2020	$4,705	$3,966	$5,141
2019	$3,773	$3,769	$5,007
2018	$3,390	$3,605	$4,752
2017	$3,568	$3,418	$4,582
2016	$3,535	$3,377	$4,396
2015	$3,028	$3,080	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

86%

89%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	86%	89%	81%
2024	85%	89%	85%
2023	86%	89%	85%
2022	80%	88%	85%
2021	80%	87%	86%
2020	79%	87%	86%
2019	81%	87%	85%
2018	81%	87%	85%
2017	81%	88%	86%
2016	80%	89%	85%
2015	81%	87%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$87 million

$64.06 million

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Endowment Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	$87 M	$64 M	$53 M
2024	$20 M	$20 M	$51 M
2023	$20 M	$20 M	$68 M
2022	$3 M	$3 M	$73 M
2021	$3 M	$3 M	$65 M
2020	$5 M	$5 M	$69 M
2019	$5 M	$5 M	$75 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.48

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	0.48	0.57	0.64
2024	0.48	0.55	0.64
2023	0.49	0.55	0.63
2022	0.42	0.51	0.62
2021	0.42	0.51	0.62
2020	0.45	0.51	0.62
2019	0.45	0.50	0.61
2018	0.45	0.50	0.60
2017	0.46	0.49	0.59
2016	0.46	0.49	0.59
2015	0.48	0.49	0.58

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# American Indian Students

16 Students

33 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

108 Students

695 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	2%	5%	5%
2024	2%	4%	5%
2023	2%	4%	5%
2022	1%	4%	5%
2021	1%	4%	5%
2020	2%	4%	5%
2019	2%	4%	4%
2018	2%	4%	4%
2017	2%	3%	4%
2016	2%	3%	4%
2015	1%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

197 Students

632 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	3%	4%	9%
2024	3%	4%	9%
2023	3%	4%	9%
2022	3%	3%	8%
2021	3%	3%	9%
2020	4%	4%	9%
2019	4%	4%	8%
2018	4%	4%	8%
2017	4%	3%	8%
2016	4%	3%	8%
2015	4%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

621 Students

1,671 Students

% Black Students

11%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	11%	10%	8%
2024	11%	11%	8%
2023	9%	10%	8%
2022	10%	10%	7%
2021	10%	10%	8%
2020	9%	10%	8%
2019	9%	9%	8%
2018	9%	9%	8%
2017	9%	9%	7%
2016	9%	9%	8%
2015	9%	10%	8%

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# White Students

4,102 Students

10,089 Students

% White Students

70%

62%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	70%	62%	55%
2024	70%	64%	55%
2023	69%	64%	55%
2022	75%	68%	57%
2021	75%	68%	57%
2020	73%	68%	58%
2019	73%	68%	59%
2018	73%	68%	59%
2017	72%	69%	61%
2016	72%	69%	61%
2015	70%	69%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

1 Student

7 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

812 Students

3,091 Students

% of Others Students

14%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Average	Delaware (DE) Average	National Average
2025	14%	19%	22%
2024	14%	17%	22%
2023	17%	18%	22%
2022	11%	15%	22%
2021	11%	15%	20%
2020	12%	14%	19%
2019	12%	15%	20%
2018	12%	15%	20%
2017	13%	16%	19%
2016	13%	16%	18%
2015	14%	14%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

16 extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Wilmington, DE?

The private elementary schools in Wilmington, DE include The Tatnall School, St. Elizabeth School, and Tower Hill School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Wilmington?

28 private elementary schools are located in Wilmington.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Wilmington?

The average tuition cost is $19,368, which is higher than the Delaware private school average tuition cost of $13,726.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Wilmington?

Wilmington private elementary schools are approximately 27% minority students, which is lower than the Delaware private school average of 28%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Wilmington?

68% of private elementary schools in Wilmington are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist).

Which private elementary schools in Wilmington are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Wilmington include: Urban Promise School vs. St. Edmond's Academy, Sharon Temple Adventist School vs. Wilmington Junior Academy, The Pilot School vs. Centreville Layton School

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