There were 203 Black students enrolled in Las Americas Aspira Academy during the 2023-24 school year, 9.1% more than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 1,487 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 13.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Las Americas Aspira Academy roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in Newark.
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 | 539 | 81 | 15% |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 90 | 13.7% |
| 2016-17 | 715 | 107 | 15% |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 99 | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 821 | 96 | 11.7% |
| 2019-20 | 964 | 122 | 12.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,084 | 146 | 13.5% |
| 2021-22 | 1,264 | 172 | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 1,378 | 186 | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 1,487 | 203 | 13.7% |
