The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lombardy Elementary School
Lombardy Elementary School sits on Foulk Road in Wilmington, part of the Brandywine School District. It is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade, and its enrollment is moderate for an elementary building in this area. The student body is diverse in composition, with a white majority and a substantial Black population, alongside smaller groups of multiracial, Hispanic, and Asian students. The school is neither a charter nor a magnet, so admission follows the district's standard attendance boundaries.
On state assessments, Lombardy's results paint a mixed but recovering picture. In English language arts, roughly half of tested students reached proficiency in the most recent year. Math proficiency sits below that, with somewhat fewer than half of tested students meeting the bar. Science results are notably lower, though science is tested only at specific elementary grades, so the tested group is small. Social studies, assessed at grade four in a prior year, landed in a middling range. Looking across several years, both ELA and math proficiency were markedly higher before the pandemic, dropped sharply during the disrupted years, and have been climbing back since. ELA has recovered more ground than math, though neither has returned to pre-pandemic levels. A parent weighing these results may want to ask the school how it is targeting math recovery specifically, and what interventions are in place for students performing below grade level.
Relative to districts in New Castle County, Lombardy's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint. That positioning reflects a school that is performing better than many of its county peers on state measures, even as it works to regain its own earlier standing.
Some data gaps are worth naming. Free-or-reduced-price lunch information was not reported, so the economic profile of the student body is not available here. Special population data, including students with individualized education programs and English learners, was also missing. Participation rates for state assessments were not reported for most subjects. These gaps limit the picture of who the school serves and how fully students are reaching the assessments. Title I status was not designated in the data provided.
Because Lombardy is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report. The same applies to course access data typically relevant to secondary schools, such as AP or dual-credit offerings, which simply do not apply at this grade band.
The surrounding community shapes what families experience. Wilmington is Delaware's largest city, a corporate and financial hub where many Fortune companies are incorporated, and the local economy draws heavily on banking, healthcare, and chemical and technology firms. The city has a compact, grid-patterned downtown with an Amtrak and SEPTA rail station, a revitalized Riverfront district, and a network of parks and trails. Lombardy's location on Foulk Road places it in a residential section of the city, away from the densest commercial core but with easy access to major highways. Housing in the school's zip code sits well above both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values reflecting a relatively affluent area. Rents are more moderate by comparison, making renting a somewhat more accessible entry point than buying for families moving in. Mortgage rates remain elevated relative to recent years, which continues to shape affordability.
The Brandywine School District itself showed no specific parent-relevant changes in the available research. The district's profile, enrollment, and fiscal information are publicly reported, but no recent initiatives or structural shifts surfaced that would alter what a family encounters at Lombardy today.
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