State of Delaware
 Date updated - Winter 2013
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Address: 401 Federal Street, suit2, Dover DE 19901 Web: Department Of Education Page
Secretary of Education: Mark Murphy
AYP: School Accountability Summary Details
State Information
School Choice Information

2012-13
Number of Schools with Choice Students: 193
Number of Local Choice Students: (choice students from the same district) 9,273
Number of State Choice Students: (choice students from another district) 4,505
Number of Federal Choice Students: (NCLB School Under Improvement) 395
Number of Federal Choice Students: (NCLB Unsafe School) 0
Number of Federal Choice Students: (NCLB Victim of a Violent Felony) 1


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Charter School by County (2012-13)

Number of SchoolsEnrollmentPercent of Charter Enrollment
Kent41,52918%
New Castle176,81178%
Sussex13404%
Total228,680100%


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Delaware Public School Graduates Attending Institutes of Higher Education (2011-12)

AttendeesPercentage
Delaware State University3678%
University of Delaware1,11625%
Delaware Technical and Community College1,27128%
Wesley College1203%
Wilmington University2145%
Other In-State Institutes of Higher Education150%
Out of State Institutes of Higher Education1,38531%
Total4,488100%


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Public School Options (Choice/Charter/VoTech) (2012-13)

School OptionsNumberPercentage
Public School Options (Choice/Charter/VoTech)21,94214%
NonPublic School Options21,03814%
Students attending their resident school109,57272%


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State Drop Out Information

2009-102010-112011-12
PercentCountPercentCountPercentCount
State3.9%15163.7%14423.9%1527

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Graduation Rate - ESEA 4 Year Adjusted

2010-112011-12
ESEAESEA
All Students78.5%80.0%
American Indian77.8%77.3%
African American73.4%74.6%
Asian American90.3%91.3%
Hawaiian100.0%66.7%
Hispanic70.7%73.9%
White82.2%83.6%
Multi-Racial92.9%87.3%
English Language Learner64.9%68.5%
Special Education56.4%56.9%
Low Income70.9%72.7%

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Public School SAT Reasoning Test (Average Score) (2011-12)

StateNational
Math447514
Writing425488
Critical Reading438496
Total1,3101,498


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11th Grade School Day SAT Reasoning Test (2011-12)

State
Math429
Critical Reading419
Writing413
Total1,261
Participation93%


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Advanced Placement (AP)

2011-12
Advanced Placement Courses345
No. of Students Enrolled4,613
No. of Exams Taken10,099
Total No. of Exams Passed5,041


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Public/NonPublic Enrollment (2012-13)

Public School EnrollmentHome SchoolsPrivate SchoolsTotal by CountyPercent NonPublic
Kent29,9895951,53432,1187%
New Castle76,5711,08213,54391,19616%
Sussex24,9544871,02326,4646%
Total131,5142,16518,873152,55214%
Percentage86%1%12%100% 
Out of State 12,7732,774100%


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Student Achievement
Percentage of Students Meeting State Standards (2011-12)
4th Grade NAEP ( National Assessment of Educational Progress) Achievement Levels

Below BasicBasicProficientAdvancedSpecial Education
Participation
English Language Learner
Participation
Year
MathDelaware(Public)16%84%39%5%78%88%2011
Nation(Public)18%82%39%6%84%96%2011
ReadingDelaware(Public)28%72%36%7%60%63%2011
Nation(Public)34%66%32%7%77%89%2011
ScienceDelaware(Public)23%77%34%0%98%100%2009
Nation(Public)29%71%33%1%88%93%2009
WritingDelaware(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

Below BasicBasicProficientAdvancedSpecial Education
Participation
English Language Learner
Participation
Year
MathDelaware(Public)26%74%32%7%78%90%2011
Nation(Public)28%72%34%8%80%93%2011
ReadingDelaware(Public)23%77%32%3%67% 2011
Nation(Public)25%75%32%3%75%86%2011
ScienceDelaware(Public)37%63%28%1%98%100%2011
Nation(Public)38%62%29%1%87%91%2011
WritingDelaware(Public)9%57%32%2%  2007
Nation(Public)13%57%29%2%  2007

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% AYP Test Participation (2011-12)
ELAMathELA GoalMath Goal
All Students100%100%95%95%
American Indian100%100%95%95%
African American100%100%95%95%
Asian American100%100%95%95%
Hispanic**95%95%
White100%100%95%95%
English Language Learner100%100%95%95%
Special Education100%100%95%95%
Low Income100%100%95%95%

* Only groups with greater than 40 students are reported
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