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Providence Creek Academy Charter School

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Providence Creek Academy Charter School ranks 19 th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Providence Creek Academy Charter School is a K-8 charter school in Clayton, DE, serving 769 students and operating as its own district within the Providence Creek Academy Charter School district. The school has earned a 4-star rating and currently ranks 19th out of 106 elementary schools statewide, a remarkable climb from the 48th spot just three years ago.

What truly sets Providence Creek apart is its consistent academic strength across all grade levels, especially in the upper grades where many schools see a decline. In 6th grade, ELA proficiency reached 70.1% compared to the state average of 39.1%, and the school's Social Studies scores are exceptional—5th graders hit 89.2% proficiency versus the state's 61.9%. The school also excels with specific student groups, ranking 6th statewide for African American students and 4th for special education students. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 7.6%, less than half the state average of 17.1%, and a fraction of nearby Smyrna Elementary School's 31% rate. This strong attendance culture likely fuels the academic momentum the school builds as students progress through middle school.

Providence Creek achieves these results while spending significantly less than its neighbors—about $9,865 per student compared to over $16,000 at nearby Hartly Elementary School and North Smyrna Elementary School. While Sunnyside Elementary School outperforms it in 3rd grade math (71.3% vs. 52.1%), Providence Creek's advantage emerges in later grades where most nearby schools don't serve students. The only relative weakness is 8th grade science (24.3% proficiency), though it still exceeds the state average. For parents seeking a school that maintains rigor through middle school, supports diverse learners effectively, and delivers strong results efficiently, Providence Creek is a compelling choice.

769

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

17.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

273 West Duck Creek Road
Clayton, DE 19938

(302) 653-6276

District: Providence Creek Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

African American:

38.1%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (57% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Delaware avg40%

Elementary school

19^th of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From top 39% (2019) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

11^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From top 23% (2019) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 34Providence Creek Academy Charter School among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	19 of 107	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	28 of 109	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	37 of 106	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	48 of 103	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	48 of 104	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	46 of 95	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	41 of 105	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.8	31 of 108	71.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	6 of 70	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.2	6 of 68	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.2	10 of 62	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	25 of 60	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	16 of 60	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	25 of 98	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	41 of 89	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	37 of 90	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	44 of 99	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	17 of 75	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	6 of 70	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	18 of 92	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	18 of 98	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	28 of 97	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	55 of 89	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.1	23 of 99	76.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	36 of 78	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	37 of 77	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	54 of 73	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	61 of 75	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	56 of 65	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	47 of 82	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	13 of 59	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	15 of 54	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	17 of 53	67.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	15 of 51	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	20 of 47	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	12 of 52	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	58.5	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	3 of 46	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	59.9	13 of 42	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	7 of 43	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	96.2	3 of 41	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	5 of 53	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	9 of 55	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	16 of 50	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	14 of 53	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	16 of 55	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	17 of 50	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	12 of 50	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	14 of 46	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	18 of 44	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	26 of 41	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies72%+22 vs state

English Language Arts57%+16 vs state

Mathematics51%+16 vs state

Science35%+12 vs state

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by a student
Monday, February 2, 2009

I love this school with all my heart. The teachers are caring and they really set the bar. I enjoy every day I spend there. I will be graduating in June and I would like to say don't just a school by it's parking lot. PCA has so much to offer and the kids are wonderful! You really can't score my school so low if you have never attend. I love PCA!!!!!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)		DeSSA Social Studies (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Providence Creek Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	273 West Duck Creek Road	Clayton	19938	Kent County	Providence Creek Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 653-6276	769	49	15.6	17.3%	350 (45.5%)	293 (38.1%)	29 (3.8%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.8%)	81.2	19^th of 107 public elementary schools	82.2%		75.2	28^th of 109 public elementary schools	74.3%	9	44.6	24.3	60.0	89.2	81.8	72.4	54.3	50.0	56.3	48.0	70.1	64.5	56.3	52.1	50.0	47.3	55.1	54.0	45.7
Clayton Elementary School	Public	K-4	510 West Main Street	Clayton	19938	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 653-8587	487	28	17.3	18.3%	301 (61.8%)	130 (26.7%)	42 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	76.5	28^th of 107 public elementary schools	73.8%		77.7	26^th of 109 public elementary schools	76.1%	2			54.6					55.2	43.7					61.1	54.4					$16,925
North Smyrna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	365 North Main Street	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 653-8589	557	40	13.9	30.9%	228 (40.9%)	209 (37.5%)	61 (11.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.7%)								(n/a)								46.2						39.3						$46,011
Smyrna Elementary School	Public	K-3	121 South School Lane	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 653-8588	420	32	13.1	28.3%	179 (42.6%)	161 (38.3%)	44 (10.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)								(n/a)								45.3						40.0						$22,146
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-4	123 Rabbit Chase Road	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 653-8580	507	32	15.8	22.7%	262 (51.7%)	168 (33.1%)	39 (7.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	79.3	23^rd of 107 public elementary schools	78.5%		78.6	25^th of 109 public elementary schools	77.1%	2			52.9					63.8	45.2					71.3	55.7					$18,088
Townsend Early Childhood Center	Public	K	10 Brook Ramble Lane	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-9960	176	11	16.0	11.9%	74 (42.0%)	50 (28.4%)	32 (18.2%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)								(n/a)																				$26,927
Townsend Elementary School	Public	1-5	126 Main Street	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-5020	435	32	13.5	13.3%	250 (57.5%)	85 (19.5%)	59 (13.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	85.5	16^th of 107 public elementary schools	85.0%		84.5	16^th of 109 public elementary schools	85.3%		57.0		63.3	82.6				64.1	62.5	61.3				54.4	53.8	46.2				$20,122
North Dover Elementary School	Public	1-5	855 College Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	333	17	19.5	47.1%	79 (23.7%)	167 (50.2%)	52 (15.6%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	32.3	72^nd of 107 public elementary schools	32.7%		26.2	78^th of 109 public elementary schools	28.4%	6	30.2		26.5	58.8				24.2	32.9	39.6				33.9	31.0	28.3				$20,734
Hartly Elementary School	Public	K-5	2617 Arthursville Road	Hartly	19953	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	240	22	11.0	29.6%	156 (65.0%)	18 (7.5%)	37 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.7%)	47.5	55^th of 107 public elementary schools	48.6%		51.5	46^th of 109 public elementary schools	57.8%	9	16.7		43.6	73.8				54.0	32.5	45.2				48.0	30.0	14.3				$28,054
Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center	Public	K	611 Campus Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-6760	185	17	10.8	16.8%	84 (45.4%)	54 (29.2%)	16 (8.6%)	14 (7.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)								(n/a)																				$33,153

Frequently Asked Questions about Providence Creek Academy Charter School

How many students attend Providence Creek Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 769 students attended Providence Creek Academy Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Providence Creek Academy Charter School?

Students at Providence Creek Academy Charter School are 46% White, 38% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Providence Creek Academy Charter School a good school?

Providence Creek Academy Charter School ranks 19^th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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