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Caesar Rodney 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 school year, there are 2 public preschools serving 775 students in Caesar Rodney School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Delaware.
Public Preschools in Caesar Rodney School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Delaware public pre school average of 16%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 23% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Delaware public preschool average of 59% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
15 Schools
29 Schools
# Students
8,201 Students
8,719 Students
# Teachers
579 Teachers
908 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Caesar Rodney School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 42 school districts in Delaware (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#11 out of 42 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
42%
Graduation Rate
83%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.71
# American Indian Students
26 Students
22 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
267 Students
292 Students
% Asian Students
3%
3%
# Hispanic Students
776 Students
2,124 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
24%
# Black Students
2,206 Students
2,299 Students
% Black Students
27%
27%
# White Students
4,216 Students
3,540 Students
% White Students
51%
41%
# Hawaiian Students
13 Students
7 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
697 Students
435 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
109
1,815
# Students in K Grade:
606
2,901
# Students in 1st Grade:
587
804
# Students in 2nd Grade:
614
805
# Students in 3rd Grade:
628
656
# Students in 4th Grade:
671
474
# Students in 5th Grade:
687
437
# Students in 6th Grade:
618
95
# Students in 7th Grade:
677
83
# Students in 8th Grade:
705
83
# Students in 9th Grade:
675
79
# Students in 10th Grade:
556
89
# Students in 11th Grade:
530
96
# Students in 12th Grade:
538
302
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,276 in this school district is less than the state median of $20,598. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,746 is less than the state median of $18,652. The school district spending/student has declined by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$134 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$129 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,276
$20,598
Spending / Student
$15,746
$18,652
Best Caesar Rodney School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
John S. Charlton School
Special Education School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
278 Sorghum Mill Road
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 697-3103
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 697-3103
Grades: PK-12
| 254 students
Rank: n/an/a
11 East Walnut, 11 East Walnut
Magnolia, DE 19962
(302) 335-5039
Magnolia, DE 19962
(302) 335-5039
Grades: K
| 521 students
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