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Georgetown Elementary School

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Georgetown Elementary School ranks 71 st of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Georgetown Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 817 students in grades K-5 in the Indian River School District in Georgetown, Delaware. According to the data, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools over the past several years, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Georgetown Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 35%, compared to 33.45% for the district and 38.72% for the state. Similarly, the school's 5th grade Math proficiency rate was 34.51%, compared to 39.46% for the district and 32.87% for the state. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 25.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's chronic absenteeism rate of around 20% in recent years.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Indian River School District, such as Long Neck Elementary and East Millsboro Elementary, Georgetown Elementary School generally performs worse academically. However, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $14,056 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.7, suggesting that the school may have more resources dedicated to smaller class sizes.

825

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,642

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301-A West Market Street
Georgetown, DE 19947-2398

(302) 856-1940

District: Indian River School District

Students who attend Georgetown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Georgetown Middle School
High:	Sussex Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

25.6%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

Delaware avg40%

71^st of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	31.6	71 of 109	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	63 of 106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	68 of 103	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	67 of 104	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	82 of 95	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	63 of 105	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	43 of 86	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.2	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.1	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.9	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.2	40 of 91	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.7	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	52 of 91	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	60.3	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.1	42 of 72	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	62 of 89	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	57 of 90	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	61 of 67	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	60 of 99	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	30 of 42	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	27 of 36	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	37 of 70	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	37 of 66	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	25 of 62	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	28 of 92	69.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	83 of 97	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	69 of 97	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	76 of 89	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	70 of 90	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	62 of 67	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	57 of 99	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	28.2	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	62 of 77	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	40 of 73	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	58 of 70	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	51 of 75	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	49 of 65	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	51 of 82	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)72nd percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%~ state avg

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Social Studies25%-20 vs state

Science14%-15 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
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
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
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
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
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
Blades Elementary School	Public	K-2	900 South Arch Street	Blades	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	410	25	16.4		91 (22.2%)	117 (28.5%)	161 (39.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.0%)								(n/a)										$19,439
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
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 Georgetown Elementary School

What district is Georgetown Elementary School in?

Indian River School District

Is Georgetown Elementary School a good school?

Georgetown Elementary School ranks 71^st of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Georgetown Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Georgetown Middle School
High : Sussex Central High School

How many students attend Georgetown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 825 students attended Georgetown Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Georgetown Elementary School?

Students at Georgetown Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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