Elementary school (grades K-5) · Rehoboth Beach, DE

Rehoboth Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Rehoboth Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 100017000035
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rehoboth Elementary School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Delaware median.

40
Resource Index · Typical
12.7:1
students per teacher
557
students enrolled

Rehoboth Elementary School has class sizes near the Delaware median. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+3 students YoY

Rehoboth Elementary School held near 528 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 44.0 → 42.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+3 students YoY 100017000035 · Rehoboth Beach, DE Elementary · MID · TRAD

557 enr · 12.7:1 · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Cape Henlopen High School (1,889 students)

Rehoboth Elementary School held near 528 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 44.0 → 42.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Delaware schools → · Find another →

Rehoboth Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Rehoboth Elementary School reports 557 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Rehoboth Elementary School compares

Rehoboth Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Delaware and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Delaware Delaware avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.7:1 ▼ 9% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 557 top 43% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
557
Bigger than 68% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 35% in Delaware - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,712
per pupil, district-wide - above Delaware avg of $18,304
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 557 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 66.1%
Hispanic or Latino 17.4%
African American 8.4%
Two or More 5.6%
Asian 2.5%

Largest group: White at 66.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.2, Rehoboth Elementary School is less mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Cape Henlopen School District reports $20,712 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Rehoboth Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cape Henlopen High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Love Creek Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
Lewes Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Milton Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mariner Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Rehoboth Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cape Henlopen School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Rehoboth Elementary School

How many students attend Rehoboth Elementary School?

Rehoboth Elementary School has 557 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Rehoboth Beach, DE. CCD year-over-year: 525 (2022-23) → 528 (2023-24), nearly flat (+3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rehoboth Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rehoboth Elementary School is 12.7:1, which is 9% lower than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 19% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rehoboth Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Rehoboth Elementary School is White at 66.1% of enrollment, in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rehoboth Elementary School?

Rehoboth Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Cape Henlopen School District?

Besides Rehoboth Elementary School, Cape Henlopen School District also operates Cape Henlopen High School (1,889 students), Love Creek Elementary School (631 students), and Lewes Elementary School (620 students). See the Cape Henlopen School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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