Red Clay Consolidated School District (abbreviated Red Clay or RCCSD) is a public school district in northern New Castle County, Delaware. Founded in 1981, Red Clay serves a portion of the city of Wilmington, as well as its northwestern suburbs.
Its service area includes Elsmere, Greenville, Hockessin, Newport, northwestern Wilmington, most of Pike Creek, most of Pike Creek Valley, and half of North Star.[1]
Its headquarters are in the Austin D. Baltz Elementary School partially in Elsmere and partially in an unincorporated area; it has a Wilmington postal address.[2][3][4]
History
editThe state of Delaware modified its school districts, and due to that it was established on July 1, 1981.[5]
Schools
edit- 6-12 schools
- Cab Calloway School of the Arts (Wilmington)
- Conrad Schools of Science (unincorporated area)
- John Dickinson High School (unincorporated area)
- JDHS 6-8 only being for students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program
- High schools (9-12)
- Alexis I. duPont High School (Greenville, unincorporated area)
- Thomas McKean High School (unincorporated area)
- High Schools Chartered by Red Clay District
- Middle schools
- Alexis I. duPont Middle School (unincorporated area)
- Henry B. duPont Middle School (Hockessin)
- Skyline Middle School (Pike Creek Valley, unincorporated area)
- Stanton Middle School (unincorporated area)
- Elementary schools
- Anna P. Mote Elementary School (K-5)
- Austin D. Baltz Elementary School (K-5)
- Brandywine Springs School (K-8)
- Evan G. Shortlidge Academy (K-2)
- Forest Oak Elementary School (K-5)
- Heritage Elementary School (K-5)
- Highlands Elementary School (K-5)
- Linden Hill Elementary School (K-5)
- Marbrook Elementary School (K-5)
- North Star Elementary School (K-5)
- Richardson Park Elementary School (K-5)
- Donald J. Richey Elementary School (K-5)
- Warner Elementary School (3-5)
- William C. Lewis Dual Language Elementary School (K-5)
- William Cooke, Jr. Elementary School (K-5)
- Pre-elementary schools
- Red Clay Early Years Program (ages 3–4)
- Special schools
- First State School (for students grades 2–12 with medical needs)
- James H. Groves Adult High School (night classes for adult learners)
- Meadowood Program (transition program for students ages 3–21)
Former schools
editReferences
edit- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Home". Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
1502 Spruce Ave Wilmington, DE 19805
- The Elsemere town maps links to an aerial image showing a dividing line of the town limit through the school building, and see land use map. - ^ "Home". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
1500 Spruce Ave Wilmington, DE 19805
- The street numbers differ but they point to the same building: see Google Maps view of sign, and zoomed out. - ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Elsmere town, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Our District". Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Clayton McCane and Robert Briggs (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charles B. Lore Elementary School". and Accompanying 16 photos