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Booker T. Washington Elementary School

Q: Is Booker T. Washington Elementary School a good school?

Booker T. Washington Elementary School ranks 67 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Booker T. Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 315 students in grades K-4 in Dover, Delaware, which is part of the Capital School District. The school has generally performed better than the district and state on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts, with 41.56% of 4th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to 31.24% for the district and 41.51% for the state.

However, the school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 20.4% to 30.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance has declined over the years, dropping from a rank of 16th out of 105 Delaware elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 67th out of 109 in 2024-2025. This decline is concerning and warrants further investigation.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of $21,632 in 2018-2019, which is significantly more than the nearby Caesar Rodney School District schools, its academic outcomes are not commensurate with the investment, indicating potential inefficiencies or areas for improvement in resource allocation and utilization. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates and subgroup disparities, with African American students performing well but White and low socioeconomic status students struggling, also suggest areas for improvement.

314

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,688

Per pupil spending ?

55.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Forest Street
Dover, DE 19904-3497

(302) 672-1900

District: Capital School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.1%

White:

18.2%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Delaware)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg27%

Delaware avg40%

67^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	35.2	67 of 109	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	55 of 106	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	50 of 103	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	58 of 104	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	36 of 95	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	16 of 105	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	15 of 85	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	16 of 86	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	18 of 86	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.1	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	42 of 91	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.8	51 of 90	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.6	71 of 91	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	32 of 68	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	11 of 62	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	18 of 60	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.5	4 of 72	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	45 of 89	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	49 of 90	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	29 of 67	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	42 of 62	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	93.1	3 of 92	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	61 of 89	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	64 of 90	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	39 of 67	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.3	12 of 99	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	66 of 77	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.4	23 of 75	69.3%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

Social Studies26%-9 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
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
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
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		73 (17.8%)	267 (65.3%)	23 (5.6%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	36.9	63^rd of 109 public elementary schools	42.2%		37.8	62^nd of 106 public elementary schools	41.5%	1	22.9	15.9	17.8	53.2	36.2	57.8	23.8	37.2	37.0	56.3	31.9	45.7	52.3	39.5	23.9	25.0	17.0	28.3	45.5
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
South Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	955 South State Street	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1980	577	31	18.8		69 (12.0%)	353 (61.2%)	93 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	12.5	97^th of 109 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.7	98^th of 106 public elementary schools	7.5%	1			18.8					22.8	19.4					19.1	16.2					$18,906
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
Towne Point Elementary School	Public	K-4	629 Buckson Drive	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1590	341	21	16.6		40 (11.7%)	212 (62.2%)	57 (16.7%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	22.7	82^nd of 109 public elementary schools	24.8%		32.9	71^st of 106 public elementary schools	33.0%	11			25.8					20.3	30.4					29.2	26.1					$21,995
East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	852 South Little Creek Road	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	331	21	15.7		37 (11.2%)	173 (52.3%)	83 (25.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	10.3	101^st of 109 public elementary schools	7.3%		20.6	84^th of 106 public elementary schools	20.8%	17			14.3					19.7	24.2					14.5	14.1					$24,086
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		158 (31.2%)	222 (43.9%)	66 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	34.4	68^th of 109 public elementary schools	37.6%		31	73^rd of 106 public elementary schools	31.1%	5	34.3		28.4	52.0				26.5	32.0	38.5				25.5	28.6	25.0				$18,320
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Booker T. Washington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Booker T. Washington Elementary School?

Students at Booker T. Washington Elementary School are 62% African American, 18% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Is Booker T. Washington Elementary School a good school?

Booker T. Washington Elementary School ranks 67^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Booker T. Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Booker T. Washington Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Booker T. Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Booker T. Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Henry Middle School
High : Dover High School

What district is Booker T. Washington Elementary School in?

Capital School District

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