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North Georgetown Elementary School

Q: Is North Georgetown Elementary School a good school?

North Georgetown Elementary School ranks 81 st of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend North Georgetown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended North Georgetown Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Georgetown Elementary School?

Students at North Georgetown Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

North Georgetown Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 723 students in grades K-5 in the Indian River School District in Georgetown, Delaware. The school is ranked 81 out of 109 Delaware elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year.

North Georgetown Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic assessments. In 2024-2025, only 12.2% of 3rd graders, 21.37% of 4th graders, and 34.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly lower than the district scores. The school also struggles in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 20.97% to 33.05% across grades 3-5, again lagging behind the district. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 25.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, such as East Millsboro Elementary School and Georgetown Elementary School, North Georgetown Elementary School's performance is generally lower. These nearby schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. While North Georgetown Elementary School's per-student spending is slightly higher than the state average, its student-teacher ratio of 14.3 is higher than the nearby schools, which may contribute to the academic challenges.

754

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,525

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

664 North Bedford Street
Georgetown, DE 19947-2162

(302) 855-2430

District: Indian River School District

Students who attend North Georgetown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Georgetown Middle School
High:	Sussex Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

White:

17.6%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg37%

Delaware avg40%

81^st of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Indian River School District

10^th of 32Indian River 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	24.4	81 of 109	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	75 of 106	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	70 of 103	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	87 of 104	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	87 of 95	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	70 of 105	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	56 of 85	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	59 of 86	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.1	67 of 86	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	84 of 108	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.5	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.4	46 of 91	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.7	49 of 90	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.4	36 of 91	60.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	75 of 89	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	81 of 90	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	65 of 67	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	79 of 99	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	32 of 36	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	42 of 70	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	17 of 66	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.1	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	43 of 92	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	82 of 97	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	69 of 89	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	85 of 90	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	64 of 67	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	63 of 99	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	67 of 77	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	64 of 75	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	65 of 82	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies34%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

English Language Arts23%-19 vs state

Science19%-10 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 Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
North Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	664 North Bedford Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 855-2430	754	49	15.5		133 (17.6%)	53 (7.0%)	548 (72.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	24.4	81^st of 109 public elementary schools	25.7%		30.1	75^th of 106 public elementary schools	29.2%	6	18.8	15.4	51.2	12.2	21.4	34.4	21.0	33.1	30.5	$18,525
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	301-A West Market Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-1940	825	60	13.7		211 (25.6%)	117 (14.2%)	468 (56.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	31.6	71^st of 109 public elementary schools	34.9%		37.6	63^rd of 106 public elementary schools	40.6%	8	14.1	14.8	35.5	35.0	24.7	41.0	44.3	32.9	34.5	$20,642
Milton Elementary School	Public	K-5	512 Federal Street	Milton	19968	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 684-2516	582	39	14.9		337 (57.9%)	42 (7.2%)	159 (27.3%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	65.4	33^rd of 109 public elementary schools	69.7%		65.6	29^th of 106 public elementary schools	72.6%	4	30.5	25.3	64.8	60.0	42.3	48.1	54.7	58.8	43.8	$19,649
H. O. Brittingham Elementary School	Public	K-5	402 Mulberry Street	Milton	19968	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 684-8522	506	40	12.6		301 (59.5%)	46 (9.1%)	108 (21.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.7%)	69.2	30^th of 109 public elementary schools	72.5%		60.2	36^th of 106 public elementary schools	66.0%	6	43.5	31.7	69.4	42.7	48.8	52.8	43.3	54.8	47.2	$21,556
East Millsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	29346 Iron Branch Road	Millsboro	19966	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 934-3222	820	51	16.0		426 (52.0%)	133 (16.2%)	185 (22.6%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.5%)	39.1	62^nd of 109 public elementary schools	43.1%		45.1	52^nd of 106 public elementary schools	50.9%	10	25.5	19.5	56.8	24.6	28.5	44.3	27.7	46.0	39.7	$17,572
Morris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	8609 Third Street	Lincoln	19960	Sussex County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 422-1650	438	35	12.5		164 (37.4%)	123 (28.1%)	113 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)								(n/a)										$21,996
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School	Public	3-5	48 Church Street	Bridgeville	19933	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 337-3469	644	44	14.6		288 (44.7%)	112 (17.4%)	180 (28.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.7%)	39.7	60^th of 109 public elementary schools	45.0%		50.9	47^th of 106 public elementary schools	55.7%	13	29.8	20.6	42.9	37.2	38.1	45.4	32.2	34.4	32.6	$19,780
Frederick Douglass Elementary School	Public	3-5	1 Swain Road	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	456	34	13.4		125 (27.4%)	123 (27.0%)	166 (36.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	50.5	48^th of 109 public elementary schools	56.0%		63.7	33^rd of 106 public elementary schools	68.9%	15	21.1	21.7	34.0	47.9	49.0	38.4	61.3	53.1	33.1	$19,049
Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK, KG-2	400 Governors Ave	Greenwood	19950	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 349-4010	609	49	12.4		286 (47.0%)	111 (18.2%)	169 (27.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)								(n/a)										$23,232
Seaford Central Elementary School	Public	3-5	1 Delaware Place	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	473	22	21.5		131 (27.7%)	185 (39.1%)	104 (22.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	56.4	40^th of 109 public elementary schools	63.3%		64.3	31^st of 106 public elementary schools	70.8%	9	29.3	33.6	37.5	38.8	47.6	52.1	37.4	59.4	49.7	$17,856

Frequently Asked Questions about North Georgetown Elementary School

What district is North Georgetown Elementary School in?

Indian River School District

What is the racial makeup of North Georgetown Elementary School?

Students at North Georgetown Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Georgetown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended North Georgetown Elementary School.

Is North Georgetown Elementary School a good school?

North Georgetown Elementary School ranks 81^st of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of North Georgetown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Georgetown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Georgetown Middle School
High : Sussex Central High School

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