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Shields (richard A.) Elementary School

(302) 645-7748

Physical Address:
910 Shields Ave
Lewes, DE  19958
Mailing Address:
910 Shields Avenue
Lewes, DE  19958

School Information

District:
Cape Henlopen School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Sussex County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
528

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Shields (richard A.) Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 76.14% 61.07% 49.82%
Black 14.77% 24.27% 35.14%
Hispanic 5.11% 12.86% 11.73%
Asian/Pacific 2.08% 1.72% 3.41%
American Indian 1.89% 0.60% 0.61%

Genders in Shields (richard A.) Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.52% 50.52% 51.17%
Female 48.48% 49.48% 48.83%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Shields (richard A.) Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 380 411 402
Black 94 88 78
Hispanic 20 24 27
Asian/Pacific 15 13 11
American Indian 12 10 10
Others 0 0 0
Total 521 546 528

Enrollment by Gender for Shields (richard A.) Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 285 289 272
Female 236 257 256
Total 521 546 528

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Shields (richard A.) Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 521 546 528
# Eligible for free lunch 125 (24%) 168 (31%) 179 (34%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 20 (4%) 9 (2%) 22 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 145 (28%) 177 (32%) 201 (38%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Shields (richard A.) Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 521 546 528
Fulltime teachers 38.0 39.0 39.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.70 14.00 13.54
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.82 14.38 13.96