Best Public Schools in Selbyville, DE

The city of Selbyville, Delaware is home to 4 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Indian River School District. The standout school in the area appears to be the Southern Delaware School of the Arts, a public magnet elementary/middle school that has consistently ranked among the top 25 elementary schools in Delaware over the past 3 school years.

The Southern Delaware School of the Arts outperforms the district and state averages on academic measures, with 70.83% of 7th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 46.18% for the district and 43.82% for the state. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4%, on par with the other schools in the area. In contrast, Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School has lower test scores compared to the district and state, particularly in 3rd grade English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The spending per student ranges from $13,539 at the Southern Delaware School of the Arts to $15,914 at Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School, and the student-teacher ratios vary from 12.5:1 at Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School to 13.6:1 at Selbyville Middle School. While these factors may play a role in the schools' performance, the data set does not provide information on the demographics or socioeconomic status of the student populations, which could be important contextual factors in understanding the observed differences.