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Blades Elementary School
(302) 628-4416
- Physical Address:
- 900 South Arch ST
Blades, DE 19973
- Mailing Address:
- 900 South Arch Street
Blades, DE 19973
School Information
- District:
- Seaford School District
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Sussex County
- Level:
- Primary
- Grade Span:
- PK - 5
- Number of Students:
- 560
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Blades Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
51.25% |
61.07% |
49.82% |
| Black |
26.07% |
24.27% |
35.14% |
| Hispanic |
22.14% |
12.86% |
11.73% |
| American Indian |
0.36% |
0.60% |
0.61% |
| Asian/Pacific |
0.18% |
1.72% |
3.41% |
Genders in Blades Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
53.93% |
50.52% |
51.17% |
| Female |
46.07% |
49.48% |
48.83% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Blades Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
237 |
276 |
287 |
| Black |
135 |
145 |
146 |
| Hispanic |
102 |
102 |
124 |
| American Indian |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| Asian/Pacific |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
481 |
527 |
560 |
Enrollment by Gender for Blades Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
266 |
287 |
302 |
| Female |
215 |
240 |
258 |
| Total |
481 |
527 |
560 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Blades Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
481 |
527 |
560 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
231
(48%) |
299
(57%) |
377
(67%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
39
(8%) |
36
(7%) |
42
(8%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
270
(56%) |
335
(64%) |
419
(75%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Blades Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
481 |
527 |
560 |
| Fulltime teachers |
28.0 |
30.0 |
31.0 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
17.20 |
17.60 |
18.06 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
13.82 |
14.38 |
13.96 |