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About this school
Austin D Baltz Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Wilmington, Delaware that is part of Red Clay Consolidated School District.
It serves 561 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
Its teachers have had 77 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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74%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 24, 2025
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Austin D Baltz Elementary School
$47,032
raised using DonorsChoose
77
projects
funded
55
teachers
funded
212
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Austin D Baltz Elementary School has received support from
123 individuals from Delaware and
89 individuals out-of-state.
