Delcastle Technical High School

1417 Newport Road, Wilmington DE, 19804 | Red Clay Consolidated School District | 302-995-8100
  • grades 8-12
  • students 1544
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 23% 49% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 90 in Wilmington
  • Ranked #0 of 325 in Delaware
Proficiency Averages
36%Wilmington
44%Delaware

Delcastle Technical High School is a school servicing grades 8 to 12 and is located in the district of "Red Clay Consolidated School District" in Wilmington, DE. There are a total of 1,544 students and 127 teachers at Delcastle Technical High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Delcastle Technical High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 22.5%, which is 49% lower than the Delaware average.

Delcastle Technical High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1544
Teachers127
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Delcastle Technical High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All12%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School12%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All33%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School33%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Delcastle Technical High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictDelawareNational
White 35.9% 45.7% 48.2% 51.1%
Black 36.8% 23.4% 30.8% 15.9%
Asian 1.0% 5.8% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 25.3% 23.2% 14.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 1.4% 2.4% 3.1%

Wilmington demographics profile

StatisticWilmingtonDelawareNational
Population70,655973,764328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)6,48550491
Median age35.939.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)33%54%55%
Speak English88%87%79%
Speak Spanish9%7%13%

Education level achieved in Wilmington

IndexWilmingtonDelawareNational
Completed 8th grade80.4%86.3%84.3%
Completed high school79.2%85.3%83.0%
Completed some college49.1%57.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.3%38.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.0%30.5%30.3%
Completed masters11.3%12.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.1%3.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Delcastle Technical High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.