POLYTECH School District

Summary:

The POLYTECH School District in Delaware is home to one standout high school, POLYTECH High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 1,225 students. POLYTECH High School is a high-performing school, ranking 12th out of 39 Delaware high schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 13th out of 41 in the 2023-2024 school year, placing it in the top third of high schools in the state.

POLYTECH High School's strong academic performance is evident in its test scores, which outpaced the state average in several key areas, including 56.83% proficiency in SAT/English Language Arts compared to 47.41% statewide, and 72.41% proficiency in DeSSA/Science for 9th grade compared to 33.65% statewide. The school also boasts an 88.9% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average, and a lower-than-average dropout rate of 3.9%.

While POLYTECH High School's academic achievements are impressive, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, which could be an area of concern. However, the school's higher per-student spending of $16,759 and lower student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1 suggest that it may have access to more resources and smaller class sizes, which could contribute to its strong academic performance.

District Detail

823 Walnut Shade Road
Woodside, DE 19980-0022

(302) 697-2170

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 32 Delaware districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 1,228

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Essay (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Total
POLYTECH High School	Public	9-12	823 Walnut Shade Road	Woodside	19901	Kent County	POLYTECH School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3255	1,228	80	15.3		666 (54.2%)	305 (24.8%)	129 (10.5%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (8.2%)	58	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%		60	13^th of 41 public high schools	68.3%	2	72.4	18.0	29.2	56.8	17.0	37.6	$21,677

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Caesar Rodney School District	1.96 mi	15	5^th
Positive Outcomes Charter School	2.48 mi	1
Lake Forest School District	4.69 mi	8
Capital School District	5.41 mi	14	24^th
Delaware Stem Academy	6.02 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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