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Lewes, DE
Public School Ratings




Lewes Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cape Henlopen School District details

Cape Henlopen School District
1270 Kings Hwy
Lewes, DE 19958

6,078 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Cape Henlopen School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Delaware

9

(10 is best)

Better than 90.0% of all DE school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
36%
57%
43%
38%
30%
48%
36%
57%
43%
38%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Beacon Middle School
19483 John J. Williams Highway
Lewes, DE, 19958
06-08
Cape Henlopen High School
1250 Kings Highway
Lewes, DE, 19958
09-12
H. O. Brittingham Elementary School
402 Mulberry Street
Milton, DE, 19968
KG-05
Love Creek Elementary School
19488 John J. Williams Hwy
Lewes, DE, 19958
N-N
Mariner Middle School
16391 Harbeson Rd.
Milton, DE, 19968
06-08
Milton Elementary School
512 Federal Street
Milton, DE, 19968
KG-05
New Cape Middle School
1270 Kings Highway
Lewes, DE, 19958
M-M
Rehoboth Elementary School
500 Stockley Street
Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971
KG-05
Shields (richard A.) Elementary School
910 Shields Avenue
Lewes, DE, 19958
KG-05
Sussex Consortium School
520 Du Pont Avenue
Lewes, DE, 19958
PK-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.4% 43.8%
Black 10.5% 31.8%
Hispanic 16.6% 19.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.6%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,431 $66,985,660 41.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,437 $20,140,820 12.5%
Staff $996 $5,836,560 3.6%
General Administration $267 $1,564,620 1.0%
School Administration $1,338 $7,840,680 4.9%
Operation $2,387 $13,987,820 8.7%
Transportation $1,920 $11,251,200 7.0%
Other $1,073 $6,287,780 3.9%
Total Support $11,418 $66,909,480 41.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,637 $27,172,820 16.9%
Total Expenditures $27,485 $161,062,100 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,504 $1,329,903,646 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,810 $253,332,080 9.6%
Staff $620 $86,740,356 3.3%
General Administration $169 $23,596,455 0.9%
School Administration $881 $123,245,067 4.7%
Operation $1,693 $236,883,323 9.0%
Transportation $893 $124,955,667 4.7%
Other $560 $78,376,073 3.0%
Total Support $6,625 $927,097,293 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,695 $377,122,409 14.3%
Total Expenditures $18,824 $2,634,113,333 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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