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Hartly Elementary School

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Hartly Elementary School ranks 46 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Hartly Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 257 students in grades K-4 within the Capital School District in Hartly, Delaware. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Delaware elementary schools, currently holding a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 46th out of over 100 schools in the state.

Hartly Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, 40.48% of 3rd graders at Hartly were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25.55% for the district and 38.72% for the state. The school also demonstrates particular strengths in supporting its male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with these subgroups performing at high levels compared to their peers across Delaware. However, the school has seen fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.2% to 30.5% in recent years, which is an area of concern.

In terms of spending, Hartly Elementary spends $16,264 per student, more than the nearby North Dover Elementary ($14,186) but less than Booker T. Washington Elementary ($21,632). This variation in per-student spending suggests there may be differences in resource allocation or priorities that could impact the educational experience, though further analysis would be needed to understand the implications.

240

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,054

Per pupil spending ?

34.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2617 Arthursville Road
Hartly, DE 19953-0025

(302) 672-1500

District: Capital School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 44th percentile in 2023 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2025) from a 44th-percentile low (2023)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Capital School District

✓Above the Delaware median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg27%

Delaware avg40%

46^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Capital School District

24^th of 32Capital 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	51.5	46 of 109	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	38 of 106	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	58 of 103	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	52 of 104	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	53 of 95	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	29 of 105	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	22 of 85	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	89.7	6 of 86	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	7 of 86	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	6 of 108	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	75.7	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.5	34 of 90	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.1	18 of 91	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	54 of 97	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	36 of 97	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	32 of 89	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	52 of 90	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.5	64 of 67	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	28 of 99	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	57.7	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	40 of 97	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.6	66 of 89	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.1	33 of 90	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	17 of 67	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	29 of 99	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	57 of 77	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	45 of 73	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	59 of 75	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	54 of 65	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	45 of 82	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)70th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies44%+9 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

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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 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
Hartly Elementary School	Public	K-4	2617 Arthursville Road	Hartly	19953	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	240	22	11.0		156 (65.0%)	18 (7.5%)	37 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.7%)	51.5	46^th of 109 public elementary schools	57.8%		59.5	38^th of 106 public elementary schools	64.2%	8			44.4					40.5	38.2					45.5	32.7					$28,054
North Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	855 College Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	333	17	19.5		79 (23.7%)	167 (50.2%)	52 (15.6%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	26.2	78^th of 109 public elementary schools	28.4%		45	53^rd of 106 public elementary schools	50.0%	25			25.5					23.9	33.3					34.8	22.9					$20,734
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		42 (9.5%)	305 (68.8%)	74 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	29.2	74^th of 109 public elementary schools	32.1%		33.8	69^th of 106 public elementary schools	34.9%	5	11.9		29.6	26.8	29.3	34.1		39.0	25.5	32.6	31.7	32.6	33.3	40.7	32.7		14.6	15.2
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		262 (51.7%)	168 (33.1%)	39 (7.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	78.6	25^th of 109 public elementary schools	77.1%		76.6	21^st of 106 public elementary schools	80.2%	4			45.5					50.4	54.0					61.0	54.9					$18,088
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		301 (61.8%)	130 (26.7%)	42 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	77.7	26^th of 109 public elementary schools	76.1%		53.5	44^th of 106 public elementary schools	58.5%	18			54.1					44.8	53.6					49.5	62.7					$16,925
Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center	Public	3	5 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 697-3504	1	6	.1		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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		273 (58.7%)	91 (19.6%)	37 (8.0%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	86.6	12^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.0%		66.4	28^th of 106 public elementary schools	73.6%	16	47.4		64.6	71.0				58.6	76.0	54.7				58.0	70.8	44.1				$17,266
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 Walker Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	287	22	13.0		58 (20.2%)	145 (50.5%)	47 (16.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	42.7	56^th of 109 public elementary schools	48.6%		30.5	74^th of 106 public elementary schools	30.2%	18			44.4					27.6	41.7					36.2	33.3					$20,508
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	901 Forest Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1900	314	31	10.1		57 (18.2%)	195 (62.1%)	27 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	35.2	67^th of 109 public elementary schools	38.5%		44.8	55^th of 106 public elementary schools	48.1%	12			26.4					32.5	41.6					31.0	32.5					$34,688
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		350 (45.5%)	293 (38.1%)	29 (3.8%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.8%)	75.2	28^th of 109 public elementary schools	74.3%		59.7	37^th of 106 public elementary schools	65.1%	9	42.9	18.8	53.3	80.5	65.4	66.2	44.6	48.7	57.1	48.1	55.6	58.1	57.8	44.2	49.4	33.8	45.7	47.3	39.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartly Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hartly Elementary School?

Students at Hartly Elementary School are 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American.

Is Hartly Elementary School a good school?

Hartly Elementary School ranks 46^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hartly Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : William Henry Middle School
High : Dover High School

How many students attend Hartly Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Hartly Elementary School.

What district is Hartly Elementary School in?

Capital School District

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