Public school · Brandywine School District · Wilmington, Delaware

Bush (charles W.) Pre-School

Bush (charles W.) Pre-School's 5.1 is partly an estimate: with no state test scores on file, its academic component is borrowed, at reduced weight, from 48 schools in Wilmington.

Schools, 1 to 10This campus on our ten-point scale.

5.1this school

#178 of 219 schools in Delaware · Partly an estimate: the academic component is borrowed, at reduced weight, from 48 schools in Wilmington

The brief

A Brandywine School District school serving grades Pre-K – Pre-K.

It ranks 178 of 219 schools in Delaware and 16 of 16 in Brandywine School District.

Bush (charles W.) Pre-School is listed in Brandywine School District, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

The rating blends 3 components; no state test results are on file for this campus.MySchoolScout ranking model.

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress: Requires 2+ years of test data
Academics: 5.3; 29% of the rating, estimated from 48 schools in Wilmington
College Readiness: 6.5; 43% of the rating
Resources & Environment: 2.8; 29% of the rating

About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 48 schools in Wilmington. Learn more
Component weights adjusted due to data availability.

Full Profile · 3/3 metrics

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact): NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank: MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education): U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 19810; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24

About our data How we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.

Bush (charles W.) Pre-School and the 20 nearest schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

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The area

Median income: $110,486
Median home value: $420,300
Median rent: $1,517/mo
College educated: 53.2%
Homeownership: 79.5%
Poverty rate: 4.7%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 19810; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score: 10; Car-Dependent
Bike Score: 29; Somewhat Bikeable
City reported crime: 4,033/100K; Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Wilmington. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores by

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Wilmington), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Bush (charles W.) Pre-School serve?

Bush (charles W.) Pre-School serves students in grades Pre-K through Pre-K.

How many students attend Bush (charles W.) Pre-School?

Bush (charles W.) Pre-School has an enrollment of approximately 272 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bush (charles W.) Pre-School?

The student-teacher ratio at Bush (charles W.) Pre-School is 19.4:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Bush (charles W.) Pre-School rank in DE?

Bush (charles W.) Pre-School ranks #178 of 219 schools in DE.

What is Bush (charles W.) Pre-School's MySchoolScout rating?

Bush (charles W.) Pre-School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.1 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.

Is Bush (charles W.) Pre-School a charter school?

No, Bush (charles W.) Pre-School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Bush (charles W.) Pre-School a Title I school?

No, Bush (charles W.) Pre-School is not currently a Title I school.

School facts

Grades: Pre-K – Pre-K
Enrollment: 272
Student-teacher ratio: 19.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 14
Type: Special_ed
Title I: No
Setting: Large Suburb
County: New Castle County
Phone: (302) 479-1617
Rank in district: #16 of 16
Schools in district: 17
District spending per student: $21,228; NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate: 10.6%; Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 19810): 25,859
Area average commute: 24.9 min
Area median age: 46.1

All 16 facts

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Sources and official links

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Delaware Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.