Major George S. Welch Elementary School

Contact Information

Principal

Jason Payne

Address

3100 Hawthorne Drive
Dover, DE 19901

Phone

(302) 674-9080

District

Caesar Rodney School District

Title IX Coordinator

Kimberly Corbeil

Title IX Phone

(302) 698-4800
School Website
Visit the district registration page

Enrollment and Demographics

Enrollment: 285 (as of  September 30, 2025)

Enrollment by race and ethnicity
Group Percentage
White59.30%
Black15.09%
Multiracial12.28%
Hispanic8.42%
Asian2.46%
Pacific Islander2.11%
Native American0.35%

Student Characteristics

Low Income
5.26%
Students with Disabilities
14.74%
English Learners
*
Homeless
*

Average Class Size

Average class size distribution — 2024–25 school year

Average class size by number of students per class
Category Value
0-10 Students0
11-15 Students0
16-20 Students6
21-25 Students6
26-30 Students0
31-35 Students0
36-40 Students0
41-100 Students0

Academic Performance (2024-2025)

66.71%

English Language Arts Proficiency
Smarter Assessment (Grades 3-8) & SAT (Grade 11)

64.31%

Mathematics Proficiency
Smarter Assessment (Grades 3-8) & SAT (Grade 11)

Data Note: All data sourced from Delaware Department of Education ESSA API. Performance metrics, enrollment, and demographics are from the 2024-2025 school year. Visit the full Delaware Report Card for the most up-to-date information and the Data Dictionary for explanations of all metrics.