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Rehoboth Elementary School

Q: Is Rehoboth Elementary School a good school?

Rehoboth Elementary School ranks 19 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Rehoboth Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, serving 528 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Cape Henlopen School District, which is ranked 2 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rehoboth Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top 10-20 elementary schools in Delaware over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 19th out of 109 Delaware elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 59.6% of 3rd graders, 67.37% of 4th graders, and 61% of 5th graders at Rehoboth Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 38.72%, 41.51%, and 43.71%, respectively.

Rehoboth Elementary School's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10-26 among Delaware elementary schools for female and male students, as well as for Hispanic and White student groups. The school's performance for special education and low socioeconomic status students is also noteworthy, ranking in the top 3-14 among Delaware elementary schools in these subgroups. Compared to nearby schools in the Cape Henlopen School District and the Indian River School District, Rehoboth Elementary School consistently outperforms in academic assessments across grades and subject areas.

557

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,021

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Stockley Street
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971-1899

(302) 227-2571

District: Cape Henlopen School District

Students who attend Rehoboth Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beacon Middle School
High:	Cape Henlopen High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Hispanic:

17.4%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Delaware elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

Delaware avg40%

19^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Cape Henlopen School District

2^nd of 32Cape Henlopen School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	19 of 109	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	8 of 106	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	12 of 103	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	10 of 104	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	8 of 105	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	11 of 85	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.9	12 of 86	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.2	10 of 86	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	85.1	14 of 108	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	88.5	4 of 91	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	87.1	7 of 90	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	9 of 91	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	8 of 97	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	10 of 89	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	11 of 90	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	15 of 67	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	13 of 99	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	71.8	10 of 42	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	96.1	1 of 36	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	8 of 66	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	18 of 62	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	6 of 92	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	26 of 97	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	12 of 89	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	8 of 90	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	3 of 67	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	9 of 99	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	4 of 77	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	4 of 73	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	10 of 70	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	9 of 75	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	5 of 65	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	9 of 82	89.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)76th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+21 vs state

Mathematics59%+20 vs state

Social Studies55%+10 vs state

Science43%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 24, 2015

I have 4 Children that attend this school now. The staff is the best. The kids love going to school everyday and are becoming more active as time goes on. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, December 20, 2014

I have Three Kids in this school and I could not be happier. I moved here for the small town feel and got exactly that with this school. All of the teaches and administrators make it a point to know every parent and child. Just Awesome Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)	DeSSA Social Studies (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Rehoboth Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Stockley Street	Rehoboth Beach	19971	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 227-2571	557	41	13.5		368 (66.1%)	47 (8.4%)	97 (17.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	83.8	19^th of 109 public elementary schools	82.6%		89.8	8^th of 106 public elementary schools	92.5%	11	43.0	40.7	68.0	59.6	67.4	61.0	59.6	62.1	55.0	$21,021
Love Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	19488 John J. Williams Hwy	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 703-3456	631	42	15.0		443 (70.2%)	24 (3.8%)	84 (13.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.5%)	84.6	15^th of 109 public elementary schools	86.2%		87.7	11^th of 106 public elementary schools	89.6%	4	47.7	42.2	65.7	56.2	66.0	71.0	55.7	59.2	62.0	$19,701
Lewes Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Savannah Road	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 645-7748	620	44	14.0		427 (68.9%)	51 (8.2%)	98 (15.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	79.3	24^th of 109 public elementary schools	78.0%		86	14^th of 106 public elementary schools	86.8%	10	29.6	41.0	72.7	63.8	55.1	69.6	60.8	50.9	56.5	$18,607
Long Neck Elementary School	Public	K-5	26064 School Lane	Millsboro	19966	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 945-6200	712	46	15.4		343 (48.2%)	91 (12.8%)	200 (28.1%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.6%)	35.7	66^th of 109 public elementary schools	39.4%		39.3	60^th of 106 public elementary schools	43.4%	6	18.2	24.6	38.0	36.6	28.9	33.6	43.1	39.8	33.6	$17,842
Lord Baltimore Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean View	19970	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 537-2700	557	42	13.2		432 (77.6%)	27 (4.8%)	58 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	84.9	13^th of 109 public elementary schools	88.1%		89.5	9^th of 106 public elementary schools	91.5%	4	40.2	42.6	84.8	67.0	49.0	66.3	77.7	53.9	66.3	$20,679
Milton Elementary School	Public	K-5	512 Federal Street	Milton	19968	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 684-2516	582	39	14.9		337 (57.9%)	42 (7.2%)	159 (27.3%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	65.4	33^rd of 109 public elementary schools	69.7%		65.6	29^th of 106 public elementary schools	72.6%	4	30.5	25.3	64.8	60.0	42.3	48.1	54.7	58.8	43.8	$19,649
H. O. Brittingham Elementary School	Public	K-5	402 Mulberry Street	Milton	19968	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 684-8522	506	40	12.6		301 (59.5%)	46 (9.1%)	108 (21.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.7%)	69.2	30^th of 109 public elementary schools	72.5%		60.2	36^th of 106 public elementary schools	66.0%	6	43.5	31.7	69.4	42.7	48.8	52.8	43.3	54.8	47.2	$21,556
East Millsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	29346 Iron Branch Road	Millsboro	19966	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 934-3222	820	51	16.0		426 (52.0%)	133 (16.2%)	185 (22.6%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.5%)	39.1	62^nd of 109 public elementary schools	43.1%		45.1	52^nd of 106 public elementary schools	50.9%	10	25.5	19.5	56.8	24.6	28.5	44.3	27.7	46.0	39.7	$17,572
Clayton (John M.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	252 Clayton Ave	Frankford	19939	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 732-3808	446	37	12.0		235 (52.7%)	55 (12.3%)	142 (31.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	49.1	49^th of 109 public elementary schools	55.0%		42.6	57^th of 106 public elementary schools	46.2%	8	17.1	26.3	62.8	31.5	42.7	41.9	48.0	53.7	33.0	$24,910
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	301-A West Market Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-1940	825	60	13.7		211 (25.6%)	117 (14.2%)	468 (56.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	31.6	71^st of 109 public elementary schools	34.9%		37.6	63^rd of 106 public elementary schools	40.6%	8	14.1	14.8	35.5	35.0	24.7	41.0	44.3	32.9	34.5	$20,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Rehoboth Elementary School

How many students attend Rehoboth Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Rehoboth Elementary School.

What district is Rehoboth Elementary School in?

Cape Henlopen School District

Is Rehoboth Elementary School a good school?

Rehoboth Elementary School ranks 19^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rehoboth Elementary School?

Students at Rehoboth Elementary School are 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rehoboth Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rehoboth Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beacon Middle School
High : Cape Henlopen High School

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