There were 614 students enrolled in Kuumba Academy Charter School during the 2023-24 school year, 14.7% less than the previous year’s 720 students welcomed, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 54.4% were female, and 45.6% were male.
Data also showed that most of the students were Black, representing 90.4% of the total enrollment in the district.
Kuumba Academy Charter School roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in Wilmington.
Kuumba Academy Charter School is the only school in Kuumba Academy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuumba Academy Charter School | 720 | 614 | -14.7% |
