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Caesar Rodney High School

Q: Is Caesar Rodney High School a good school?

Caesar Rodney High School ranks 11 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Caesar Rodney High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,254 students attended Caesar Rodney High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Caesar Rodney High School?

Students at Caesar Rodney High School are 44% White, 33% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Caesar Rodney High School?

Caesar Rodney High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Allen Frear Elementary School Elementary : J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center Elementary : Major George S. Welch Elementary School Elementary : Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School Elementary : Star Hill Elementary School Elementary : W. B. Simpson Elementary School Elementary : W. Reily Brown Elementary School Middle : Dover Air Force Base Middle School Middle : F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School Middle : Fred Fifer III Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 73% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Caesar Rodney High School is a public high school located in Camden, Delaware, serving 2,242 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Caesar Rodney School District, which is ranked 5th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caesar Rodney High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Delaware, with students outperforming the state average in several subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 57.61% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 47.41%. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, who ranked 2nd out of 27 Delaware high schools in proficiency for the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school maintains a high graduation rate of 92.7% and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 2.0% to 6.6% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Milford Senior High School and Smyrna High School, Caesar Rodney High School consistently outperforms them in academic metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.4% to 28.5% over the past few years, is an area of concern that the school may want to address.

2,254

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,021

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

239 Old North Road
Camden, DE 19934-1248

(302) 697-2161

District: Caesar Rodney School District

Feeder schools for Caesar Rodney High School:

Elementary:	Allen Frear Elementary School
	J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
	Major George S. Welch Elementary School
	Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School
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	Star Hill Elementary School
	W. B. Simpson Elementary School
	W. Reily Brown Elementary School
Middle:	Dover Air Force Base Middle School
	F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School
	Fred Fifer III Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

African American:

32.5%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Delaware average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Delaware median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 17% Delaware)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Delaware avg30%

11^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 32Caesar Rodney 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	65.9	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.1	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆
2013	52.8	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.8	13 of 27	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	9 of 27	66.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	38.7	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	13 of 33	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	11 of 40	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	8 of 36	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	12 of 41	70.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	55.8	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	5 of 24	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	11 of 40	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	10 of 38	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	10 of 36	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	19.1	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2022	41.5	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	7 of 33	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	15 of 36	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-62 vs school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile-79 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+10 vs state

Essay37%+5 vs state

Science32%+6 vs state

Social Studies28%~ state avg

Mathematics22%+4 vs state

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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)	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 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Caesar Rodney High School	Public	9-12	239 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 697-2161	2,254	128	17.6		984 (43.7%)	733 (32.5%)	259 (11.5%)	97 (4.3%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	172 (7.6%)	65.9	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%		56.3	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%	6	41.0	28.4			27.8	57.6	22.0	37.3				$16,021
Positive Outcomes Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	3337 South DuPont Highway	Camden	19934	Kent County	Positive Outcomes Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-8805	119	13	9.1		58 (48.7%)	50 (42.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Dover High School	Public	9-12	One Dover High Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 241-2400	1,812	88	20.5		340 (18.8%)	1,022 (56.4%)	295 (16.3%)	32 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	10 (0.6%)	103 (5.7%)	29.5	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		27.9	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		24.2	13.1			21.6	28.9	10.6	28.3				$18,334
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
Early College School at Del State	Public, Charter	7-12	1570 North DuPont Highway	Dover	19901	Kent County	Early College High School at Del State	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 857-3510	583	24	24.2		45 (7.7%)	463 (79.4%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	48.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%		56.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%			18.9	56.3	19.3	21.4	47.1	10.0	46.4	35.8	21.8	21.3
Lake Forest High School	Public	9-12	5407 Killens Pond Road	Felton	19943	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 284-9291	951	51	18.6		537 (56.5%)	241 (25.3%)	83 (8.7%)	18 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)	44	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%		33.5	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%	2		23.2			24.8	40.8	16.6	24.9				$17,976
First State Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	355 West Duck Creek Road	Clayton	19938	Kent County	First State Military Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 223-2150	433	24	18.0		214 (49.4%)	142 (32.8%)	51 (11.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	38.1	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%		33.4	24^th of 41 public high schools	41.5%	1		21.1			21.9	45.5	9.1	23.3
Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	500 Duck Creek Parkway	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-8581	1,777	100	17.7		861 (48.5%)	634 (35.7%)	183 (10.3%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.1%)	46.1	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%		39.8	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%			21.6			18.8	48.3	12.3	35.7				$16,865
Milford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1019 North Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Kent County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 422-1610	1,271	65	19.5		523 (41.1%)	349 (27.5%)	332 (26.1%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	25.3	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%		24.6	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%		14.3				22.1	40.7	5.5	19.4				$16,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Caesar Rodney High School

What district is Caesar Rodney High School in?

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What is the racial makeup of Caesar Rodney High School?

Students at Caesar Rodney High School are 44% White, 33% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Caesar Rodney High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,254 students attended Caesar Rodney High School.

What schools feed into Caesar Rodney High School?

Caesar Rodney High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allen Frear Elementary School
Elementary : J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Major George S. Welch Elementary School
Elementary : Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School
Elementary : Star Hill Elementary School
Elementary : W. B. Simpson Elementary School
Elementary : W. Reily Brown Elementary School
Middle : Dover Air Force Base Middle School
Middle : F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School
Middle : Fred Fifer III Middle School

Is Caesar Rodney High School a good school?

Caesar Rodney High School ranks 11^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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