Summary:
Sussex Montessori School is the sole elementary school located in the Seaford, Delaware area, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 439 students. Based on the available data, this public charter school appears to be an underperforming institution, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools in recent years and earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates on standardized tests falling well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were just 11.29% in English Language Arts and 13.11% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 38.72% and 42.17%, respectively. The school's highest proficiency rate was in 5th-grade Social Studies, at 29.41%, but this was still far below the state average of 54.66%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is concerning and likely contributes to the academic struggles.
While the school's student-teacher ratio of 19.9 for the 2023-2024 school year is within a reasonable range, the data does not provide information on the school's free/reduced lunch rates, which could be an important indicator of the socioeconomic status of the student population and potential challenges the school faces. Overall, the data suggests that Sussex Montessori School is in need of significant improvements to provide a quality education to its students and address the identified areas of concern.
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