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Capital School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Delaware for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,218 students in Capital School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Delaware.
Public Middle Schools in Capital School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Delaware public middle school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Delaware public middle school average of 61% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
15 Schools
73 Schools
# Students
6,396 Students
49,508 Students
# Teachers
438 Teachers
3,534 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Capital School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 42 school districts in Delaware (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#30 out of 42 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
21%
Graduation Rate
84%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.71
# American Indian Students
43 Students
179 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
96 Students
2,559 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
920 Students
8,825 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
18%
# Black Students
3,360 Students
16,291 Students
% Black Students
53%
33%
# White Students
1,512 Students
19,204 Students
% White Students
24%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
19 Students
79 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
446 Students
2,371 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
137
328
# Students in K Grade:
521
1,548
# Students in 1st Grade:
560
1,737
# Students in 2nd Grade:
482
1,651
# Students in 3rd Grade:
470
1,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
511
1,683
# Students in 5th Grade:
449
1,900
# Students in 6th Grade:
452
9,577
# Students in 7th Grade:
420
10,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
474
11,117
# Students in 9th Grade:
563
2,060
# Students in 10th Grade:
538
1,897
# Students in 11th Grade:
403
1,582
# Students in 12th Grade:
416
1,797
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,262 is higher than the state median of $20,375. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,287 is higher than the state median of $18,450. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$168 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$123 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,262
$20,375
Spending / Student
$19,287
$18,450
Best Capital School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kent County Secondary Ilc
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
631 Ridgley Street- Suite 19
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 736-5355
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 736-5355
Grades: 6-12
| 82 students
Rank: #22.
Kent County Community School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
65-1 Carver Road
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 672-1960
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 672-1960
Grades: PK-12
| 276 students
Rank: #33.
Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
211 Delaware Avenue
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 672-1772
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 672-1772
Grades: 7-8
| 860 students
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