There were 733 Black students enrolled in Charter School of New Castle during the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 794 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 92.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Charter School of New Castle roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in New Castle.
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 | 875 | 700 | 80% |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 675 | 80.4% |
| 2016-17 | 843 | 678 | 80.4% |
| 2017-18 | 815 | 662 | 81.2% |
| 2018-19 | 813 | 677 | 83.3% |
| 2019-20 | 811 | 687 | 84.7% |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 694 | 86.9% |
| 2021-22 | 820 | 718 | 87.6% |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 735 | 90% |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 733 | 92.3% |
