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W. B. Simpson Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

W. B. Simpson Elementary School in Camden, DE, serves 465 students in grades 1-5 and is part of the highly-rated Caesar Rodney School District, which ranks 5th out of 34 districts in Delaware.

This school has experienced a remarkable turnaround, climbing from 39th in the state just five years ago to an impressive 8th place (92nd percentile, 5 stars) today. Your child will benefit from academic performance that consistently beats district and state averages in every subject. For example, 5th-grade science proficiency sits at nearly 59% compared to just 30% statewide, and 5th-grade social studies proficiency is an outstanding 82% versus 62% statewide. What truly sets this school apart is its success with all students—it ranks 2nd in the entire state for supporting students from low-income backgrounds, and it also earns top marks for female, male, and white students. The school maintains a healthy 15:1 student-teacher ratio and keeps kids engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.5%—nearly half the district average of 17.9%. This consistency is a big reason why test scores improve as students move from 3rd to 5th grade, showing the school builds skills year after year.

Compared to nearby options, W. B. Simpson is a standout. It dramatically outperforms Star Hill Elementary, located just 1.66 miles away, which has ELA proficiency rates of 19-46% versus Simpson's 56-74%. It also ranks 55 positions higher than W. Reily Brown Elementary and 35 positions higher than Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary. Even more impressive, it achieves these results while spending less per student ($10,252) than several lower-performing nearby schools, proving that effective teaching and resource allocation make the difference.

465

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,266

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Old North Road
Camden, DE 19934-1247

(302) 697-3207

District: Caesar Rodney School District

Students who attend W. B. Simpson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fred Fifer III Middle School
Alternative:	Caesar Rodney High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

African American:

19.6%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (65% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg50%

Delaware avg42%

8^th of 106

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Caesar Rodney School District

5^th of 34Caesar 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
2026	91.1	8 of 106	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	12 of 109	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	28 of 106	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	30 of 103	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	36 of 104	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	32 of 105	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	24 of 85	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	21 of 86	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	26 of 108	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	29 of 91	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.6	33 of 90	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.7	22 of 91	75.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	17 of 69	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	56.7	23 of 68	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	8 of 62	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	32 of 60	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	4 of 98	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.1	12 of 97	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	37 of 97	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	48 of 89	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.5	47 of 67	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	31 of 99	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	2 of 75	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.0	4 of 70	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	55.7	22 of 66	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	33 of 62	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	30 of 92	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	11 of 98	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	62.3	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	22 of 89	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	35 of 90	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	33 of 67	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	34 of 99	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	9 of 27	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.5	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	3 of 78	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	79.0	11 of 77	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	39.0	49 of 73	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	35 of 70	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	47 of 75	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	50 of 65	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	53 of 82	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)96th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)75th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies71%+21 vs state

English Language Arts66%+24 vs state

Mathematics63%+24 vs state

Science59%+29 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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	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
W. B. Simpson Elementary School	Public	1-5	5 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3207	465	31	15.0	38.4%	273 (58.7%)	91 (19.6%)	37 (8.0%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	91.1	8^th of 106 public elementary schools	92.5%		86.6	12^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.0%	4	58.8	59.6	82.3				56.0	67.8	74.2				59.3	65.6	63.9				$17,266
W. Reily Brown Elementary School	Public	1-5	360 Webbs Lane	Dover	19904	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-2101	506	37	13.6	58.7%	158 (31.2%)	222 (43.9%)	66 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	38.9	63^rd of 106 public elementary schools	40.6%		34.4	68^th of 109 public elementary schools	37.6%	5	22.8	38.1	58.0				41.1	33.7	36.6				46.2	25.5	29.7				$18,320
Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School	Public	1-5	3874 Upper King Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3205	487	30	16.2	47.8%	248 (50.9%)	144 (29.6%)	55 (11.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	56.5	43^rd of 106 public elementary schools	59.4%		48.8	50^th of 109 public elementary schools	54.1%	7	32.4	44.5	64.3				45.7	44.6	43.7				44.8	38.0	42.3				$17,106
Star Hill Elementary School	Public	1-5	594 Voshells Mill/Star Hill Ro	Dover	19901	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-6117	429	29	14.7	27.7%	192 (44.8%)	149 (34.7%)	55 (12.8%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.7%)	28.1	76^th of 106 public elementary schools	28.3%		24.5	80^th of 109 public elementary schools	26.6%	4	26.5	25.4	53.7				24.2	31.9	45.6				19.1	26.1	25.0				$17,773
Allen Frear Elementary School	Public	1-5	238 Sorghum Mill Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3279	504	41	12.2	33.0%	256 (50.8%)	115 (22.8%)	49 (9.7%)	30 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.1%)	90.5	9^th of 106 public elementary schools	91.5%		87.6	9^th of 109 public elementary schools	91.7%		51.8	50.9	85.5				60.2	65.5	69.0				67.4	68.1	62.5				$18,309
South Dover Elementary School	Public	1-5	955 South State Street	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1980	577	31	18.8	61.5%	69 (12.0%)	353 (61.2%)	93 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	7.7	100^th of 106 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.5	97^th of 109 public elementary schools	11.0%	3	10.1	22.9	29.3				17.7	17.7	22.6				11.6	11.6	5.0				$18,906
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	901 Forest Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1900	314	31	10.1	55.3%	57 (18.2%)	195 (62.1%)	27 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	22.9	81^st of 106 public elementary schools	23.6%		35.2	67^th of 109 public elementary schools	38.5%	14	20.3	24.7	38.7				25.7	29.3	31.1				21.1	41.3	24.0				$34,688
Academy Of Dover Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	104 Saulsbury Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Academy of Dover Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 674-0684	443	29	15.2	98.9%	42 (9.5%)	305 (68.8%)	74 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	22.5	82^nd of 106 public elementary schools	22.6%		29.2	74^th of 109 public elementary schools	32.1%	8	18.4	35.2	37.5	22.5	35.9	11.6	19.7	38.2	30.6	25.0	23.1	30.2	22.7	34.6				14.0
Campus Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	350 Pear Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Campus Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 736-0403	409	20	20.4	46.0%	73 (17.8%)	267 (65.3%)	23 (5.6%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	42.8	59^th of 106 public elementary schools	44.3%		36.9	63^rd of 109 public elementary schools	42.2%	4	13.0	22.9	38.6	53.2	35.9	22.0	65.0	32.7	32.6	57.1	27.5	45.5	67.5	22.5	10.9	44.9	27.5	38.6
Major George S. Welch Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Hawthorne Drive	Dover	19901	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 674-9080	261	29	9.0	5.3%	153 (58.6%)	30 (11.5%)	32 (12.3%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	29 (11.1%)	93.1	5^th of 106 public elementary schools	95.3%		92.6	4^th of 109 public elementary schools	96.3%	1	63.9	52.1					63.3	79.7	79.0				67.2	64.9	69.4				$22,108

Frequently Asked Questions about W. B. Simpson Elementary School

What district is W. B. Simpson Elementary School in?

Caesar Rodney School District

What schools do graduates of W. B. Simpson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W. B. Simpson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fred Fifer III Middle School
Alternative : Caesar Rodney High School

Is W. B. Simpson Elementary School a good school?

Yes. W. B. Simpson Elementary School ranks in the top 7.5% of Delaware elementary schools.

How many students attend W. B. Simpson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended W. B. Simpson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of W. B. Simpson Elementary School?

Students at W. B. Simpson Elementary School are 59% White, 20% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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