Delmar Senior High School - Delmar, Delaware/DE

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Delmar Senior High School

200 North Eighth Street, Delmar, DE, 19940-1399 -

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Definition of Terms

Delmar Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

Sussex County, DE

Students & Faculty

Total Students

550 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

36 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 4 students

Grade 9 - 171 students

Grade 10 - 135 students

Grade 11 - 124 students

Grade 12 - 116 students

This School

(DE) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(DE) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	2%	6%
% Black	16%	30%
% White	80%	59%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(DE) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(DE) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Delmar School District

This School's Agency

(DE) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	2	7
Number of Students Managed	1,070 students	3,740 students
District Total Revenue	$12,340,000	$38,482,000
District Expenditure	$10,297,000	$37,716,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,533	$10,289
District Expenditure / Student	$9,623	$10,084
District Graduation Rates	88%	92%

Delmar man killed crossing Route 13 (The Daily Times)
posted on May 26, 2009 at 08:44:22 am
SALISBURY -- Police have identified the pedestrian killed Sunday night in a traffic accident on Route 13 across from Salisbury University as Eric Steven Parkinson of Delmar.

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Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices. Delmar High School's enrollment includes students from Delmar, MD and 45 students from other cities under Delaware's School Choice program.
The total 2008-2009 high school enrollment was 640 students, and 501 students in the middle school; with 1,141 students in the district in total. The current school building was built in 2000, though the original building was built in 1928.
The school completed expansion in August 2008, with the cafeteria being expanded and to hold approximately seventy additional students. The middle school also had the addition of a new wing.
Along with expansion, the 2008-2009 school year of the Delmar School District introduced a uniform policy replacing its original dress code.
Mission Statement
"The mission of the Delmar School District is to provide all students with the opportunity to achieve to their fullest potential in a neighborhood school that nurtures intellectual, emotional, social, cultural, and physical successes by utilizing the unique size and location of the community and its pride in and commitment to the district."
School Test Scores
The 9th grade average DSTP test scores for 2008:
Reading.....88%
Writing.....86%
Math........65%
The 10th grade average DSTP test scores for 2008:
Reading.....80%
Writing.....79%
Math........61%
The 11th grade average DSTP test scores for 2008:
Social Studies...50%
Science..........70%
School Demographics
Student-Teacher Ratio
Students per FTE teacher - 16
Students
Extra-Curricular Activities
Clubs & Organizations
Academic Competition Club
African American Club
Art Club
Business Professionals of America
Chess Club
Culinary Club
Debate Team
Delaware Career Association
Destination Imagination
Drama Club
Future Farmers of America
Key Club
Math League
National Honor Society
National Junior Honor Society
Science Olympiad
Students Against Destructive Decisions
Student Government Association
Technology Student Association
Witnessing In God's Strength
Music
Chorus
Concert/Marching Band
Color Guard
Jazz Band
Athletics
Delmar participates in athletics in the Henlopen Conference. It is one of the smallest schools in the conference, by enrollment, thereby competing in the Henlopen South. In total, the Delmar Wildcats have won five state championships in both boy and girl sports. The school has been in ten football championships, the last being in 2007. The Delmar Wildcats football team's rival is Laurel High School's Bulldogs; a rivalry known as the Battle for the Lions Club Trophy.
Boys Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Wrestling
Girls Sports
Basketball
Cheerleading
Field Hockey
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
Notable Alumni
Phillip Vinson
External Links
Delmar School District
State of Delaware School Profiles

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