Southern Delaware School of the Arts

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Selbyville, Delaware

Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville, Delaware enrolled 404 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Delaware elementary-school median of 13.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Delaware: 42.2% and 30.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

456 students in 2022-23, 419 students in 2023-24, 404 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 32.0.

Students enrolled at Southern Delaware School of the Arts by school year2022-23: 456, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 40402004006002022-234562023-244192024-25404
Students enrolled at Southern Delaware School of the Arts by school year2022-23: 456, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 40402004006002022-234562023-244192024-25404
Students enrolled at Southern Delaware School of the Arts by school year2022-23: 456, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 40402004006002022-234562023-244192024-25404
Students enrolled at Southern Delaware School of the Arts by school year2022-23: 456, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 40402004006002022-234562023-244192024-25404
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345632.014.3
2023-2441932.013.1
2024-2540432.012.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Delaware elementary schools

Among the 118 Delaware elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Delaware elementary schools, 2024-25118 values from 9.0 to 23.9; This school 12.6; state median 13.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 13.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware elementary schools, 2024-25118 values from 9.0 to 23.9; This school 12.6; state median 13.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 13.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware elementary schools, 2024-25118 values from 9.0 to 23.9; This school 12.6; state median 13.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 13.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware elementary schools, 2024-25118 values from 9.0 to 23.9; This school 12.6; state median 13.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 13.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 437 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southern Delaware School of the Arts enrolled 437 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 437 of the 437 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent14.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.5% of students were White, 14.1% Hispanic, 6.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.5%
  2. Hispanic14.1%
  3. Two or more races6.7%
  4. Black2.2%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Southern Delaware School of the Arts scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Delaware, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtDelaware
Reading and language arts, 2021-2265%44%42.2%
Math, 2022-2351%32% (2021-22)30.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Selbyville

2 public elementary schools in Selbyville report 2024-25 enrollment; Southern Delaware School of the Arts is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southern Delaware School of the Arts40412.6not reported
Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School29711.9not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southern Delaware School of the Arts

  1. Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 297 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Clayton (John M.) Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.2 miles away: 446 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  3. Compare Southern Delaware School of the Arts with Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Indian River School District spends per student$19,367 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,367
  5. The largest public schools in DelawareSouthern Delaware School of the Arts is the number 80 by size of 120 Delaware elementary schools open in 2024-25.#80 of 120
  6. Delaware schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 13.7 for elementary schools.12.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Southern Delaware School of the Arts

  1. How many students attend Southern Delaware School of the Arts?
    404 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 456 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Selbyville, DE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Delaware School of the Arts?
    12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for elementary schools is 13.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Southern Delaware School of the Arts a Title I school?
    Southern Delaware School of the Arts was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Southern Delaware School of the Arts do on state tests?
    The students tested at Southern Delaware School of the Arts scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Delaware's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Southern Delaware School of the Arts in?
    Indian River School District, NCES district ID 1000680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100068000075 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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