There were 449 Black students enrolled in East Side Charter School during the 2023-24 school year, 4.1% less than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 475 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 94.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
East Side Charter School roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in Wilmington.
Some schools may not publish detailed enrollment data due to privacy concerns or reporting limitations.
Governor Matt Meyer declared a ‘literacy emergency’ after NAEP scores released in 2024 showed Delaware eighth-graders’ reading proficiency hit a 27-year low. That year, only 41% of eighth-graders were considered proficient in reading, while 49% did not meet the math benchmarks of the national assessment.
Fourth-graders showed slight improvements in both subjects compared to 2023 but still remained below pre-pandemic levels.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total Black Students | % Black Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 492 | 429 | 87.2% |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 475 | 89.1% |
| 2016-17 | 522 | 477 | 91.4% |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 486 | 93.8% |
| 2018-19 | 523 | 497 | 95% |
| 2019-20 | 476 | 446 | 93.7% |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 444 | 93.7% |
| 2021-22 | 511 | 478 | 93.5% |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 468 | 93.8% |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 449 | 94.5% |
