There were 622 Black students enrolled in Thomas A. Edison Charter School during the 2023-24 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 639 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 97.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Thomas A. Edison 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 | 767 | 747 | 97.4% |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 770 | 97.8% |
| 2016-17 | 785 | 767 | 97.7% |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 768 | 98% |
| 2018-19 | 783 | 761 | 97.2% |
| 2019-20 | 771 | 748 | 97% |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 709 | 97.1% |
| 2021-22 | 709 | 688 | 97% |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 646 | 97.3% |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 622 | 97.3% |
