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Long Neck Elementary School

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Long Neck Elementary School ranks 66 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Long Neck Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Millsboro, Delaware, serving 656 students in grades K-5 as part of the Indian River School District, which is ranked 10th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Long Neck Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 13th out of 108 Delaware elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 66th out of 109 in 2024-2025, it performs better in rankings for English Language Learner and Special Education students. However, the school struggles with the performance of certain student subgroups, with its rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and white students all in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools. Additionally, Long Neck Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 25.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Indian River School District, Long Neck Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures, with schools like Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary and Lord Baltimore Elementary having significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. When compared to elementary schools in the neighboring Cape Henlopen School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 32 districts in Delaware, Long Neck Elementary also lags behind in academic performance, with schools like Milton Elementary, Lewes Elementary, and Rehoboth Elementary all having higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

712

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,842

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26064 School Lane
Millsboro, DE 19966-1199

(302) 945-6200

District: Indian River School District

Students who attend Long Neck Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Millsboro Middle School
High:	Sussex Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.2%

Hispanic:

28.1%

African American:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

Delaware avg40%

66^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 49 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	35.7	66 of 109	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	60 of 106	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	45 of 103	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	66 of 104	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	57 of 95	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	28 of 105	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	14 of 85	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	28 of 86	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.5	23 of 86	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	13 of 108	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	83.4	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.1	11 of 91	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	91.3	1 of 90	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	96.6	1 of 91	98.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	39.9	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.6	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	52 of 97	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	46 of 89	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	57 of 67	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.6	27 of 99	72.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.2	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	22 of 36	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.8	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	30 of 70	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.6	16 of 66	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	23 of 62	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.7	7 of 92	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	68 of 97	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	52 of 89	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	68 of 90	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	50 of 67	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.2	26 of 99	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	38.3	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	54 of 77	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	55 of 73	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	51 of 70	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	66 of 75	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	41 of 82	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)25th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%~ state avg

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Social Studies31%-14 vs state

Science18%-11 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
Long Neck Elementary School	Public	K-5	26064 School Lane	Millsboro	19966	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 945-6200	712	46	15.4		343 (48.2%)	91 (12.8%)	200 (28.1%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.6%)	35.7	66^th of 109 public elementary schools	39.4%		39.3	60^th of 106 public elementary schools	43.4%	6	18.2		24.6	38.0				36.6	28.9	33.6				43.1	39.8	33.6				$17,842
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
Love Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	19488 John J. Williams Hwy	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 703-3456	631	42	15.0		443 (70.2%)	24 (3.8%)	84 (13.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.5%)	84.6	15^th of 109 public elementary schools	86.2%		87.7	11^th of 106 public elementary schools	89.6%	4	47.7		42.2	65.7				56.2	66.0	71.0				55.7	59.2	62.0				$19,701
Clayton (John M.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	252 Clayton Ave	Frankford	19939	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 732-3808	446	37	12.0		235 (52.7%)	55 (12.3%)	142 (31.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	49.1	49^th of 109 public elementary schools	55.0%		42.6	57^th of 106 public elementary schools	46.2%	8	17.1		26.3	62.8				31.5	42.7	41.9				48.0	53.7	33.0				$24,910
Lord Baltimore Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean View	19970	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 537-2700	557	42	13.2		432 (77.6%)	27 (4.8%)	58 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	84.9	13^th of 109 public elementary schools	88.1%		89.5	9^th of 106 public elementary schools	91.5%	4	40.2		42.6	84.8				67.0	49.0	66.3				77.7	53.9	66.3				$20,679
Rehoboth Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Stockley Street	Rehoboth Beach	19971	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 227-2571	557	41	13.5		368 (66.1%)	47 (8.4%)	97 (17.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	83.8	19^th of 109 public elementary schools	82.6%		89.8	8^th of 106 public elementary schools	92.5%	11	43.0		40.7	68.0				59.6	67.4	61.0				59.6	62.1	55.0				$21,021
Lewes Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Savannah Road	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 645-7748	620	44	14.0		427 (68.9%)	51 (8.2%)	98 (15.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	79.3	24^th of 109 public elementary schools	78.0%		86	14^th of 106 public elementary schools	86.8%	10	29.6		41.0	72.7				63.8	55.1	69.6				60.8	50.9	56.5				$18,607
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
Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Bethany Road	Selbyville	19975	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 436-1040	297	25	11.8		153 (51.5%)	40 (13.5%)	87 (29.3%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	51.4	47^th of 109 public elementary schools	56.9%		61.1	35^th of 106 public elementary schools	67.0%	12	25.0		34.6	60.0				16.3	45.3	44.4				28.0	58.5	55.6				$25,163
Southern Delaware School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	27 Hosier Street	Selbyville	19975	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	Yes	No	No	(302) 436-1066	404	32	12.6		305 (75.5%)	9 (2.2%)	57 (14.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	79.9	23^rd of 109 public elementary schools	78.9%		81.5	16^th of 106 public elementary schools	84.9%	7	29.6	26.5	52.3	65.9	61.7	87.5	54.6	57.1	54.6	63.6	55.3	70.8	54.3	73.5	59.1	40.9	44.7	54.2	44.1	$20,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Long Neck Elementary School

Is Long Neck Elementary School a good school?

Long Neck Elementary School ranks 66^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Long Neck Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Long Neck Elementary School.

What district is Long Neck Elementary School in?

Indian River School District

What schools do graduates of Long Neck Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Long Neck Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Millsboro Middle School
High : Sussex Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Long Neck Elementary School?

Students at Long Neck Elementary School are 48% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races.

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