There were 555 Black students enrolled in Kuumba Academy Charter School during the 2023-24 school year, 14.5% less than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 614 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 90.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Kuumba Academy 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 | 468 | 430 | 91.9% |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 612 | 92.7% |
| 2016-17 | 756 | 688 | 91% |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 661 | 91.2% |
| 2018-19 | 685 | 624 | 91.1% |
| 2019-20 | 690 | 628 | 91% |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 601 | 89.8% |
| 2021-22 | 664 | 600 | 90.4% |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 649 | 90.1% |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 555 | 90.4% |
