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Lewes Elementary School

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Lewes Elementary School ranks 27 th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Lewes Elementary School in Lewes, DE, serves 620 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the highly-regarded Cape Henlopen School District, which ranks 3rd out of 34 districts in Delaware.

Lewes Elementary is a consistently strong school, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 27th out of 106 elementary schools statewide. While its overall rank has dipped slightly from a peak of 2nd in the state in 2016-2017, the school shows remarkable strength in specific areas. Most notably, Lewes excels at supporting its most vulnerable students—it ranks 23rd out of 75 schools for performance with low socio-economic status students (up from 30th the prior year) and 10th out of 45 schools for its Hispanic student population. The school also boasts a strong literacy program, with 4th-grade ELA proficiency at 69.64% compared to the state average of 40.84%. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 20.8% in 2022-2023 to 13.2% in 2024-2025, which is better than the district (15.6%), state (17.1%), and nearby Rehoboth Elementary School (16.1%).

However, there are areas for growth. The school's 4th-grade math proficiency (54.46%) trails the district average (60.19%) and is significantly lower than Rehoboth Elementary (71.29%) and Milton Elementary (60.87%). Science proficiency in 5th grade (37.04%) is also an opportunity, matching the district average but trailing Love Creek Elementary (43.64%). Compared to Rehoboth Elementary, which has surged to a 5-star rating and 10th place, Lewes has a lower overall rank but a significantly better attendance record—a critical foundation for long-term success. With a favorable 14:1 student-to-teacher ratio, Lewes offers a personalized learning environment that is particularly effective for students who need the most support.

620

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,607

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

820 Savannah Road
Lewes, DE 19958

(302) 645-7748

District: Cape Henlopen School District

Students who attend Lewes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beacon Middle School
High:	Cape Henlopen High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

15.8%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Delaware median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Delaware avg42%

27^th of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Cape Henlopen School District

3^rd of 34Cape 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
2026	77.4	27 of 107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	24 of 109	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	14 of 106	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	14 of 103	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	13 of 104	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	13 of 105	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	6 of 85	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	2 of 86	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	3 of 86	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	5 of 108	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	5 of 91	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	2 of 90	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	79.5	16 of 91	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	27 of 98	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	24 of 97	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	14 of 97	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	16 of 89	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	10 of 67	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	10 of 99	89.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	7 of 43	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	12 of 42	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	16 of 37	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	23 of 75	69.3%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	24 of 70	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	30 of 66	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	19 of 66	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	36 of 92	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	26 of 98	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	24 of 97	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	14 of 97	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	14 of 89	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	12 of 90	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	7 of 67	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	10 of 99	89.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	12 of 24	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	19 of 78	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	17 of 77	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	10 of 73	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	14 of 70	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	11 of 75	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	2 of 65	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	3 of 82	96.3%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%+20 vs state

Mathematics55%+16 vs state

Social Studies54%+4 vs state

Science37%+7 vs state

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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 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
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	16.3%	427 (68.9%)	51 (8.2%)	98 (15.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	77.4	27^th of 107 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.3	24^th of 109 public elementary schools	78.0%	3	37.0	44.7	63.6	58.4	69.6	59.3	62.4	54.5	50.0	$18,607
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	13.6%	443 (70.2%)	24 (3.8%)	84 (13.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.5%)	80.2	21^st of 107 public elementary schools	80.4%		84.6	15^th of 109 public elementary schools	86.2%	6	43.6	38.7	69.1	56.4	62.0	67.3	60.7	56.6	60.2	$19,701
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	19.7%	368 (66.1%)	47 (8.4%)	97 (17.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	89.1	10^th of 107 public elementary schools	90.7%		83.8	19^th of 109 public elementary schools	82.6%	9	40.9	65.0	71.0	68.0	69.3	65.6	62.9	71.3	63.4	$21,021
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	16.8%	337 (57.9%)	42 (7.2%)	159 (27.3%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	76.4	29^th of 107 public elementary schools	72.9%		65.4	33^rd of 109 public elementary schools	69.7%	4	33.7	43.2	70.5	63.4	53.3	52.6	67.9	60.9	47.4	$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	18.6%	301 (59.5%)	46 (9.1%)	108 (21.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.7%)	58.4	39^th of 107 public elementary schools	63.6%		69.2	30^th of 109 public elementary schools	72.5%	9	28.2	44.1	61.0	30.9	52.9	47.6	43.2	60.0	42.9	$21,556
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	34.7%	343 (48.2%)	91 (12.8%)	200 (28.1%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.6%)	33.7	69^th of 107 public elementary schools	35.5%		35.7	66^th of 109 public elementary schools	39.4%	3	19.5	26.3	53.4	27.7	35.0	33.1	41.6	46.2	26.3	$17,842
North Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	664 North Bedford Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 855-2430	754	49	15.5	25.2%	133 (17.6%)	53 (7.0%)	548 (72.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	20.8	83^rd of 107 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.4	81^st of 109 public elementary schools	25.7%	2	11.8	17.1	46.4	16.5	21.4	38.9	21.1	28.8	36.2	$18,525
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	29.2%	211 (25.6%)	117 (14.2%)	468 (56.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	33.5	70^th of 107 public elementary schools	34.6%		31.6	71^st of 109 public elementary schools	34.9%	1	20.0	30.2	46.3	22.7	38.3	39.4	35.7	46.4	29.0	$20,642
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	30.1%	426 (52.0%)	133 (16.2%)	185 (22.6%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.5%)	30.7	73^rd of 107 public elementary schools	31.8%		39.1	62^nd of 109 public elementary schools	43.1%	11	24.2	20.4	64.2	27.8	26.4	39.5	30.4	30.1	34.7	$17,572
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	14.4%	432 (77.6%)	27 (4.8%)	58 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	82.9	17^th of 107 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.9	13^th of 109 public elementary schools	88.1%	4	38.5	50.9	80.2	65.1	54.6	54.4	80.2	70.4	49.5	$20,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewes Elementary School

Is Lewes Elementary School a good school?

Lewes Elementary School ranks 27^th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lewes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Lewes Elementary School.

What district is Lewes Elementary School in?

Cape Henlopen School District

What is the racial makeup of Lewes Elementary School?

Students at Lewes Elementary School are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lewes Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Beacon Middle School
High : Cape Henlopen High School

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2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 29, 2026

2025–26 DeSSA, SAT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresAug 18, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataJan 20, 2026

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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