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Booker T. Washington Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Booker T. Washington Elementary School is a K-4 school in Dover, DE, serving 314 students within the Capital School District, a district that currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks 24th out of 34 districts statewide.

This school has experienced a dramatic shift in performance over the past several years. In the 2018-2019 school year, it was a top-20 school in Delaware with a 4-star rating, ranking in the 85th percentile. By the 2025-2026 school year, it had fallen to a 1-star rating, ranking 81st out of 106 schools (24th percentile). This decline is notable because the school invests heavily in its students—spending $21,632 per student, which is roughly 50-100% more than nearby schools like W. B. Simpson Elementary School ($10,252) or North Dover Elementary School ($14,186). It also maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 10.1, compared to 19.5 at North Dover and 15.0 at W. Reily Brown Elementary School. Despite these resources, academic outcomes have not followed suit, raising questions about how funds are being used.

There are some bright spots. In 2025-2026, 4th grade math proficiency reached 41.33%, which was above the district average (25.62%) and even slightly above the state average (40.37%). However, chronic absenteeism remains a persistent challenge, hovering between 25% and 38.5% over the past five years—far above the state average of 17.1%. By comparison, the nearby Academy Of Dover Charter School has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.0%. While the school now sits in the middle of its district peers—ahead of South Dover Elementary School but behind North Dover—it lags significantly behind schools in the Caesar Rodney School District, where W. B. Simpson Elementary ranks 8th in the state and achieves proficiency rates 2-3 times higher across all subjects. The school's history shows it is capable of excellence, but reversing the current trend will require targeted, evidence-based interventions beyond just additional funding.

314

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,688

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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 — 79th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

Delaware avg42%

81^st of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 55 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Capital School District

24^th of 34Capital 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	23.2	81 of 107	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.1	50 of 70	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.4	79 of 98	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.3	59 of 75	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.8	86 of 98	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.5	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies32%-19 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

English Language Arts29%-14 vs state

Science20%-10 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 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	1-5	901 Forest Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1900	314	31	10.1	45.2%	57 (18.2%)	195 (62.1%)	27 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	23.2	81^st of 107 public elementary schools	24.3%		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	42.4%	42 (9.5%)	305 (68.8%)	74 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	22.9	82^nd of 107 public elementary schools	23.4%		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	43.0%	73 (17.8%)	267 (65.3%)	23 (5.6%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	43	58^th of 107 public elementary schools	45.8%		36.9	63^rd of 109 public elementary schools	42.2%	5	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
Fairview Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	700 Walker Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	287	22	13.0	43.6%	58 (20.2%)	145 (50.5%)	47 (16.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)								(n/a)																				$20,508
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	49.6%	69 (12.0%)	353 (61.2%)	93 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	7.8	100^th of 107 public elementary schools	6.5%		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
North Dover Elementary School	Public	1-5	855 College Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	333	17	19.5	47.1%	79 (23.7%)	167 (50.2%)	52 (15.6%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	32.3	72^nd of 107 public elementary schools	32.7%		26.2	78^th of 109 public elementary schools	28.4%	6	30.2		26.5	58.8				24.2	32.9	39.6				33.9	31.0	28.3				$20,734
Towne Point Elementary School	Public	1-5	629 Buckson Drive	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1590	341	21	16.6	50.4%	40 (11.7%)	212 (62.2%)	57 (16.7%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	17.9	85^th of 107 public elementary schools	20.6%		22.7	82^nd of 109 public elementary schools	24.8%	3	10.3		30.4					29.8	22.0	27.3				27.4	25.4	13.2				$21,995
East Dover Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	852 South Little Creek Road	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	331	21	15.7	47.4%	37 (11.2%)	173 (52.3%)	83 (25.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)																				$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	34.8%	158 (31.2%)	222 (43.9%)	66 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	39.1	63^rd of 107 public elementary schools	41.1%		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
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	27.1%	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 107 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

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.

What district is Booker T. Washington Elementary School in?

Capital School District

Is Booker T. Washington Elementary School a good school?

Booker T. Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Delaware elementary schools.

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

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

High : Dover High School

How many students attend Booker T. Washington Elementary School?

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

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

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

2024–25 school spending dataMar 23, 2026

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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