There were 475 students enrolled in East Side Charter School during the 2023-24 school year, 4.8% less than the previous year’s 499 students welcomed, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.2% were male, and 48.8% were female.
Data also showed that most of the students were Black, representing 94.5% of the total enrollment in the district.
East Side Charter School roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in Wilmington.
East Side Charter School is the only school in East Side Charter School, with a main office in Wilmington.
In total, there were 150,857 students in Delaware during the 2023-24 school year.
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 Name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change From Previous School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Charter School | 499 | 475 | -4.8% |