Red Clay Consolidated School District (abbreviated Red Clay or RCCSD) is a public

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in northern New Castle County,

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. 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,

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, Newport, northwestern Wilmington, most of Pike Creek, most of Pike Creek Valley, and half of

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. Its headquarters are in the Austin D. Baltz Elementary School, which lies partially in Elsmere and an

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; it has a Wilmington postal address.

History

The school district was established on July 1, 1981 in conjunction with the state of Delaware modifying its school districts, . It took a portion of the former

New Castle County School District New Castle County School District (NCCSD) was a school district located in New Castle County, Delaware. It was headquartered in Wilmington. History It was created in 1978 as a merger of 11 school districts, under the aegis of a racial desegregati ...

. It was originally known as Interim District II.

Schools

; 6-12 schools * Cab Calloway School of the Arts ( Wilmington) * Conrad Schools of Science (''unincorporated area'') *

John Dickinson High School The John Dickinson School, previously known as John Dickinson High School, is a public middle and high school in the Pike Creek area of New Castle County, Delaware, with a Wilmington post office address. It is one of five high schools in the ...

(''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 * Charter School of Wilmington * Delaware Military Academy ;Middle schools *Alexis I. duPont Middle School (''unincorporated area'') *Henry B. duPont Middle School (

) *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

* Wilmington High School * Charles B. Lore Elementary School and

References

External links

Red Clay Consolidated School District website
{{Delaware education * Education in Wilmington, Delaware School districts established in 1981 School districts in New Castle County, Delaware 1981 establishments in Delaware