Georgetown Elementary School

Georgetown Elementary School in Georgetown, DE, serves 825 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Indian River School District, a 4-star district that ranks 10th out of 34 in Delaware.

Georgetown Elementary has earned a 2-star rating for five consecutive years, placing it in the lower-middle tier of Delaware elementary schools. Test scores show a notable pattern: 4th graders consistently outperform their 3rd and 5th grade peers, often exceeding district averages. For example, 4th grade math proficiency reached 46.43% in the most recent school year, above the district's 43.8%, while 5th grade math dropped to 29.03%. The school performs better than its closest neighbor, North Georgetown Elementary, across most subjects—3rd grade ELA proficiency is 22.73% compared to North Georgetown's 16.54%. However, the gap is stark when compared to schools in the nearby Cape Henlopen School District, such as Milton Elementary, which achieves 63.39% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA. The school spends $14,056 per student, on par with higher-performing schools like Milton, suggesting funding is not the primary barrier to improvement.

Two areas stand out as strengths. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 14.8%, significantly better than the district's 20.2% and the state's 17.1%, indicating strong family engagement. The student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is also favorable, lower than East Millsboro Elementary (16.0) and Seaford Central Elementary (21.5), allowing for more individualized attention. However, performance varies significantly by student group. While the school is relatively effective for Hispanic students (38th percentile) and low-income students (41st percentile), White students rank in the 18th percentile and male students in the 19th percentile. The school's ranking has remained stable over five years, indicating a plateau that may require targeted interventions to achieve meaningful improvement.