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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:
Susan Bunting
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State Information
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School Choice Information
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| 2017-18 |
| Number of Schools with Choice Students: | 192 |
| Number of Local Choice Students: (choice students from the same district) | 14,455 |
| Number of State Choice Students: (choice students from another district) | 6,827 |
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Charter School by County (2017-18)
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| Number of Schools | Enrollment | Percent of Charter Enrollment |
| Kent | 6 | 2,332 | 15% |
| New Castle | 18 | 12,791 | 81% |
| Sussex | 1 | 759 | 5% |
| Total | 25 | 15,882 | 100% |
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Delaware Public School Graduates Attending Institutes of Higher Education (2016-17)
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| Attendees | Percentage |
| Delaware State University | 313 | 6% |
| University of Delaware | 1,268 | 25% |
| Delaware Technical and Community College | 1,391 | 28% |
| Wesley College | 152 | 3% |
| Wilmington University | 226 | 5% |
| Out of State Institutes of Higher Education | 1,626 | 33% |
| Total | 4,976 | 100% |
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Public School Options (Choice/Charter/VoTech) (2017-18)
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| School Options | Number | Percentage |
| Public School Options (Choice/Charter/VoTech) | 44,296 | 28% |
| NonPublic School Options | 20,175 | 13% |
| Students attending their resident school | 94,075 | 59% |
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State Drop Out Information
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| 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
| DropOut | 2014-15-Percent | 2014-15-Count | 2015-16-Percent | 2015-16-Count | 2016-17-Percent | 2016-17-Count |
| State | 2.2% | 868 | 1.4% | 547 | 1.7% | 700 |
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Graduation Rate - ESEA 4 Year Adjusted
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| 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
| StudentAccountability | 2015-16-ESEA | 2016-17-ESEA |
| All Students | 84.7% | 85.7% |
| American Indian | 92.1% | 75.6% |
| African American | 81.1% | 81.5% |
| Asian American | 90.6% | 95.6% |
| Hawaiian | 100.0% | 76.9% |
| Hispanic | 80.6% | 81.3% |
| White | 87.6% | 89.1% |
| Multi-Racial | 82.9% | 89.5% |
| English Language Learner | 71.8% | 68.2% |
| Special Education | 65.8% | 67.6% |
| Low Income | 75.4% | 76.5% |
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SAT: Average Scores for the Class of (2016-17)
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| State |
| Math | 488 |
| Critical Reading | 495 |
| Writing | 3 |
| Total | 986 |
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11th Grade School Day SAT Reasoning Test (2016-17)
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| State |
| Math | 484 |
| Critical Reading | 497 |
| Writing | 0 |
| Total | 981 |
| Participation | 77% |
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Advanced Placement (AP)
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| 2017-18 |
| Advanced Placement Courses | 313 |
| No. of Students Enrolled | 6,723 |
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Public/NonPublic Enrollment (2017-18)
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| Public School Enrollment | Home Schools | Private Schools | Total by County | Percent NonPublic |
| Kent | 31,372 | 1,031 | 1,752 | 34,155 | 8% |
| New Castle | 79,113 | 1,566 | 11,443 | 92,122 | 14% |
| Sussex | 27,886 | 859 | 855 | 29,600 | 6% |
| Total | 138,371 | 3,544 | 16,631 | 158,546 | 13% |
| Percentage | 87% | 2% | 10% | 100% | |
| Out of State | | 88 | 2,581 | 2,669 | 100% |
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4th Grade NAEP ( National Assessment of Educational Progress) Achievement Levels
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| Subject | 4th Grade NAEP ( National Assessment of Educational Progress) Achievement Levels | Below Basic | At or above Basic | At or above Proficient | At Advance | Special Education
Participation | English Language Learner
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| Math | Delaware(Public) | 23% | 77% | 36% | 7% | 94% | 90% | 2017 |
| Math | Nation(Public) | 21% | 79% | 40% | 8% | 87% | 92% | 2017 |
| Reading | Delaware(Public) | 33% | 67% | 36% | 9% | 94% | 90% | 2017 |
| Reading | Nation(Public) | 33% | 67% | 35% | 9% | 87% | 92% | 2017 |
| Science | Delaware(Public) | 23% | 77% | 34% | 0% | 98% | 100% | 2009 |
| Science | Nation(Public) | 29% | 71% | 33% | 1% | 88% | 93% | 2009 |
| Writing | Delaware(Public) | 8% | 57% | 32% | 3% | | | 2002 |
| Writing | 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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| Subject | 8th Grade NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Achievement Levels | Below Basic | At or above Basic | At or above Proficient | At Advance | Special Education
Participation | English Language Learner
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| Math | Delaware(Public) | 34% | 66% | 28% | 8% | 88% | 100% | 2017 |
| Math | Nation(Public) | 31% | 69% | 33% | 10% | 93% | 86% | 2017 |
| Reading | Delaware(Public) | 28% | 72% | 33% | 4% | 94% | 75% | 2017 |
| Reading | Nation(Public) | 25% | 75% | 35% | 4% | 86% | 86% | 2017 |
| Science | Delaware(Public) | 37% | 63% | 28% | 1% | 98% | 100% | 2011 |
| Science | Nation(Public) | 38% | 62% | 29% | 1% | 87% | 91% | 2011 |
| Writing | Delaware(Public) | 9% | 57% | 32% | 2% | | | 2007 |
| Writing | Nation(Public) | 13% | 57% | 29% | 2% | | | 2007 |
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