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District:
Department Of Education
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Telephone:
(302) 735-4000
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Address:
401 Federal Street, Suite 2, Dover DE 19901
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Web:
Department Of Education Page
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Secretary of Education:
Steven Godowsky
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State Information
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School Choice Information
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| 2015-16 |
| Number of Schools with Choice Students: | 190 |
| Number of Local Choice Students: (choice students from the same district) | 15,272 |
| Number of State Choice Students: (choice students from another district) | 6,461 |
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Charter School by County (2015-16)
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| Number of Schools | Enrollment | Percent of Charter Enrollment |
| Kent | 6 | 1,928 | 14% |
| New Castle | 21 | 11,375 | 82% |
| Sussex | 1 | 594 | 4% |
| Total | 28 | 13,897 | 100% |
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Delaware Public School Graduates Attending Institutes of Higher Education (2014-15)
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| Attendees | Percentage |
| Delaware State University | 416 | 9% |
| University of Delaware | 1,136 | 24% |
| Delaware Technical and Community College | 1,136 | 24% |
| Wesley College | 193 | 4% |
| Wilmington University | 215 | 5% |
| Other In-State Institutes of Higher Education | 11 | 0% |
| Out of State Institutes of Higher Education | 1,614 | 34% |
| Total | 4,721 | 100% |
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Public School Options (Choice/Charter/VoTech) (2015-16)
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| School Options | Number | Percentage |
| Public School Options (Choice/Charter/VoTech) | 42,966 | 28% |
| NonPublic School Options | 19,969 | 13% |
| Students attending their resident school | 93,061 | 60% |
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State Drop Out Information
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| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Percent | Count | Percent | Count | Percent | Count |
| State | 2.9% | 1106 | 2.1% | 817 | 2.2% | 868 |
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Graduation Rate - ESEA 4 Year Adjusted
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| 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| ESEA | ESEA |
| All Students | 84.4% | 84.3% |
| American Indian | 89.5% | 65.8% |
| African American | 80.1% | 81.1% |
| Asian American | 92.2% | 93.7% |
| Hawaiian | 57.1% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic | 80.9% | 79.8% |
| White | 87.3% | 87.0% |
| Multi-Racial | 86.4% | 79.8% |
| English Language Learner | 75.0% | 68.7% |
| Special Education | 64.1% | 63.7% |
| Low Income | 77.8% | 73.7% |
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SAT: Average Scores for the Class of (2014-15)
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| State |
| Math | 449 |
| Critical Reading | 449 |
| Writing | 429 |
| Total | 1,327 |
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11th Grade School Day SAT Reasoning Test (2014-15)
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| State |
| Math | 435 |
| Critical Reading | 441 |
| Writing | 422 |
| Total | 1,298 |
| Participation | 93% |
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Advanced Placement (AP)
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| 2014-15 |
| Advanced Placement Courses | 460 |
| No. of Students Enrolled | 5,718 |
| No. of Exams Taken | 8,736 |
| Total No. of Exams Passed | 4,408 |
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Public/NonPublic Enrollment (2015-16)
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| Public School Enrollment | Home Schools | Private Schools | Total by County | Percent NonPublic |
| Kent | 30,485 | 795 | 1,903 | 33,183 | 8% |
| New Castle | 78,656 | 1,066 | 12,000 | 91,722 | 14% |
| Sussex | 26,886 | 584 | 908 | 28,378 | 5% |
| Total | 136,027 | 2,456 | 17,513 | 155,996 | 13% |
| Percentage | 87% | 2% | 11% | 100% | |
| Out of State | | 11 | 2,702 | 2,713 | 100% |
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4th Grade NAEP ( National Assessment of Educational Progress) Achievement Levels
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| | Below Basic | Basic | Proficient | Advanced | Special Education
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| Math | Delaware(Public) | 18% | 82% | 37% | 5% | 93% | 90% | 2015 |
| Nation(Public) | 19% | 81% | 39% | 7% | 91% | 95% | 2015 |
| Reading | Delaware(Public) | 30% | 70% | 37% | 9% | 89% | 88% | 2015 |
| Nation(Public) | 32% | 68% | 35% | 8% | 89% | 93% | 2015 |
| Science | Delaware(Public) | 23% | 77% | 34% | 0% | 98% | 100% | 2009 |
| Nation(Public) | 29% | 71% | 33% | 1% | 88% | 93% | 2009 |
| Writing | Delaware(Public) | 8% | 57% | 32% | 3% | | | 2002 |
| Nation(Public) | 15% | 59% | 25% | 2% | | | 2002 |
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8th Grade NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Achievement Levels
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| | Below Basic | Basic | Proficient | Advanced | Special Education
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| Math | Delaware(Public) | 31% | 69% | 30% | 7% | 92% | 86% | 2015 |
| Nation(Public) | 30% | 70% | 32% | 8% | 91% | 92% | 2015 |
| Reading | Delaware(Public) | 27% | 73% | 31% | 3% | 89% | 0% | 2015 |
| Nation(Public) | 25% | 75% | 33% | 3% | 89% | 90% | 2015 |
| Science | Delaware(Public) | 37% | 63% | 28% | 1% | 98% | 100% | 2011 |
| Nation(Public) | 38% | 62% | 29% | 1% | 87% | 91% | 2011 |
| Writing | Delaware(Public) | 9% | 57% | 32% | 2% | | | 2007 |
| Nation(Public) | 13% | 57% | 29% | 2% | | | 2007 |
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