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Seaford, DE
Public School Ratings




Seaford Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Seaford School District details

Seaford School District
390 North Market Street Extend
Seaford, DE 19973

3,417 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Seaford School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Delaware

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.4% of all DE school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
36%
39%
41%
32%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blades Elementary School
900 South Arch Street
Blades, DE, 19973
KG-02
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
1 Swain Road
Seaford, DE, 19973
03-05
Seaford Central Elementary School
1 Delaware Place
Seaford, DE, 19973
03-05
Seaford Middle School
500 East Stein Highway
Seaford, DE, 19973
06-08
Seaford Senior High School
399 North Market Street Ext
Seaford, DE, 19973
09-12
Sussex Orthopedic Program School
One Delaware Place
Seaford, DE, 19973
PK-12
West Seaford Elementary School
511 Sussex Avenue
Seaford, DE, 19973
KG-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.0% 41.7%
Black 38.5% 32.5%
Hispanic 31.2% 20.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 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 $9,216 $31,492,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,196 $4,087,000 6.7%
Staff $934 $3,192,000 5.3%
General Administration $185 $631,000 1.0%
School Administration $932 $3,185,000 5.2%
Operation $1,920 $6,559,000 10.8%
Transportation $842 $2,877,000 4.7%
Other $631 $2,156,000 3.5%
Total Support $6,639 $22,687,000 37.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,924 $6,576,000 10.8%
Total Expenditures $17,780 $60,755,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,129 $1,436,706,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,073 $294,086,000 10.0%
Staff $773 $109,662,000 3.7%
General Administration $179 $25,412,000 0.9%
School Administration $907 $128,702,000 4.4%
Operation $2,101 $297,980,000 10.1%
Transportation $952 $134,981,000 4.6%
Other $746 $105,766,000 3.6%
Total Support $7,731 $1,096,589,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,932 $415,892,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $20,792 $2,949,187,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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