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Christina School District Schools
Christina School District is a public school district in Delaware, based in New Castle County (Newark). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Christina School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Christina School District
24 of 27 schools in Christina School District carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 6D: 14F: 2
Best schools in Christina School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B West Park Place Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Christiana High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Marshall Thurgood Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Wilson Etta J Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Downes John R Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Mcvey Joseph M Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Newark High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Maclary R Elisabeth Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Gallaher Robert S Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Brader Henry M Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Christina School District
High schools (3)
- B- Christiana High School, Newark
- D- Glasgow High School, Newark
- C- Newark High School, Newark
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D- Gauger Cobbs Middle School, Newark
- D- Kirk George V Middle School, Newark
- D Shue Medill Middle School, Newark
Elementary and primary schools (16)
- D+ Brader Henry M Elementary School, Newark
- D Brookside Elementary School, Newark
- Christina Early Education Center, Newark
- C- Downes John R Elementary School, Newark
- D+ Gallaher Robert S Elementary School, Newark
- D+ Jones Albert H Elementary School, Newark
- D Keene William B Elementary School, Newark
- D Leasure May B Elementary School, Newark
- C- Maclary R Elisabeth Elementary School, Newark
- C+ Marshall Thurgood Elementary School, Newark
- C- Mcvey Joseph M Elementary School, Newark
- D- Oberle William Elementary School, Bear
- D- Smith Jennie E Elementary School, Newark
- Stubbs Early Education Center, Wilmington
- B West Park Place Elementary School, Newark
- C- Wilson Etta J Elementary School, Newark
Other schools and academies (5)
- D Brennen School The, Newark
- D Delaware School For The Deaf, Newark
- Douglass School, Wilmington
- F The Bancroft School, Wilmington
- F The Bayard School, Wilmington
Where Christina School District schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Newark (22)
- Wilmington (4)
- Bear (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Delaware
- County: New Castle County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 13,076 students with 1,080 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,219 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1000200
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Red Clay Consolidated School District (27 schools, 8 mi)
- Colonial School District (14 schools, 9 mi)
- Brandywine School District (16 schools, 14 mi)
- Appoquinimink School District (20 schools, 15 mi)
- Smyrna School District (8 schools, 27 mi)
- Capital School District (13 schools, 35 mi)
- Caesar Rodney School District (15 schools, 41 mi)
- Lake Forest School District (7 schools, 49 mi)
Questions about Christina School District
How many schools are in Christina School District?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Christina School District, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Christina School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Newark, Wilmington, Bear.
How good are the schools in Christina School District?
Across the 24 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 21.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.5%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Christina School District?
13,076 students were enrolled in Christina School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Christina School District?
Christina School District is in Delaware, based in New Castle County, with its district office in Newark. Its boundary covers about 66.4 sq mi.