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Best Elementary Schools
in Christina School District

This page covers 16 elementary schools in Christina School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School
Grades KG–05266 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Downes (John R.) Elementary School
Grades KG–05385 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
West Park Place Elementary School
Grades KG–05319 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School
Grades KG–05267 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Brookside Elementary School
Grades KG–05253 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School
Grades KG–05335 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
The Bayard School
Grades 01–08508 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.2:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
9.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School
Grades KG–05519 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School
Grades KG–05323 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School
Grades KG–05330 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($30,267/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,267
Above nat'l avg
6 more elementary schools in Christina School District not shown here.
View all schools in Christina School District
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Elementary Schools
27
Total Schools
67
#1 Score
63
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.