Claymont, DE
Community demographics:
- 59% white
- 29% Black
- 6% Asian
- 4% Hispanic
- 1% Mixed
Socioeconomic status:
- Median household income: $58,304
- Percent children under poverty line: 15%
Educational attainment:
- 92.5% high school grad or higher
- 31.2% bachelor’s degree or higher
Languages spoken at home, children ages 5-17
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- English only: 95%
- Spanish: 2%
- Indo-European: 1%
- Asian/Islander: 2%
Archmere Academy
Student body demographics:
- Caucasian 73%
- Indian/Asian 11%
- Black 6%
- Hispanic 6%
- Other 4%
Changes in student body demographics over past three years:
- All demographics tend to hold steady within 3-5% points. White community has been going down slightly while Asian community goes up slightly every year. Black and Hispanic communities hold relatively steady.
Class size/ratios:
- Archmere Academy has a student/teacher ratio of 8:1 with an average class size of 15.
Scholarships/financial aid:
- Archmere awards 54.3% of financial assistance and scholarships, 35% more than most independent schools, according to NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools).
Specialized testing:
- Archmere offers 21 different AP courses; in 2019, 221 students took 522 different AP exams; average score was 3.88 with 93% scoring a 3 or higher.
Special school programs:
- Archmere is an Apple Distinguished School with a 1:1 Macbook laptop program.
- 19 sports.
- 38 extracurricular activities.
Parent involvement:
- Archmere has an active Father’s Guild and Mother’s Guild that help with fundraising, sports, and special activities throughout the year.
Because Archmere Academy is a private school, it pulls in students from Wilmington and other areas of Delaware, as well as New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
