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Selbyville Middle School

Q: Is Selbyville Middle School a good school?

Selbyville Middle School ranks 17 th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Selbyville Middle School in Selbyville, DE, serves 770 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Indian River School District, which holds a 4-star rating statewide.

Selbyville Middle School consistently outperforms its immediate neighbors in the district, including Georgetown Middle School and Millsboro Middle School, across nearly all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 6th-grade English Language Arts, Selbyville's proficiency rate was 54.37%, compared to 38.7% at Georgetown and 30.7% at Millsboro. The school also shines in 8th-grade science, where 21.93% of students were proficient—well above the district average of 14.29% and the state average of 16.36%. Its 7th-grade social studies scores are particularly strong, with 74.3% of students proficient versus the state average of 59.85%. One of the school's most defining strengths is its exceptional work with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking 8th out of 46 schools statewide for this subgroup—a remarkable achievement that places it in the 83rd percentile.

Selbyville has also shown a dramatic improvement in supporting its Special Education students, jumping from the 11th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 64th percentile in 2024-2025 and maintaining a 4-star rating since. While chronic absenteeism sits at 18.2%, slightly above the state average of 17.1%, it has improved from the previous year and remains better than the district average. Interestingly, Selbyville's performance with its low-income students is on par with the overall ranking of Beacon Middle School, a top-tier school in the nearby Cape Henlopen School District, demonstrating that Selbyville achieves remarkable equity for its most vulnerable learners. Overall, this is a stable, above-average school that consistently earns 4-star ratings and serves as a benchmark within its district.

770

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,995

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Bethany Rd.
Selbyville, DE 19975-0230

(302) 436-1020

District: Indian River School District

Students who attend Selbyville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Indian River High School

Feeder schools for Selbyville Middle School:

Elementary:	Clayton (John M.) Elementary School
	Lord Baltimore Elementary School
	Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

25.7%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Delaware median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg39%

Delaware avg38%

17^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Indian River School District

10^th of 34Indian 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
2026	67.7	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	12 of 59	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	13 of 54	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	16 of 53	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	18 of 51	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	14 of 52	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	8 of 35	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.4	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	8 of 38	78.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	13 of 49	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	17 of 42	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	17 of 43	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	16 of 41	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	16 of 53	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	14 of 55	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	15 of 50	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	20 of 50	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	13 of 49	73.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	11 of 42	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	7 of 37	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.7	5 of 35	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	10 of 48	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	10 of 38	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	6 of 41	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	17 of 53	67.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	12 of 55	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	18 of 50	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	13 of 49	73.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2025	46.0	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	32.3	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.8	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	17 of 44	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies56%+8 vs state

English Language Arts54%+12 vs state

Mathematics38%+7 vs state

Science22%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

My granddaughter is very fond of her school counselor and knows she is there to help. I read in the DELAWARE STATE NEWS, on Feb 21, 2012 of how Indian River School District swept the National School Counseling Week with numerous awards of which you all are surely proud. Good luck with further competition with other Districts as I wish you much success and good luck.

I am very pleased that School Counselors are in the Middle Schools not just for school guidance and advice beyond, but to take time to build trust with students and to offer help and hope and where there is hope, help to young students in such a precarious world and stage in their lifespan. I am proud my granddaughter who attends Selbyville MS and wish the student body and teachers much success and achievement good luck and happiness. ----A caring and concerned Grandmother. Close Quote

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th 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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Selbyville Middle School	Public	6-8	80 Bethany Rd.	Selbyville	19975	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 436-1020	770	53	14.5	35.7%	447 (58.1%)	75 (9.7%)	198 (25.7%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.8%)	67.7	17^th of 59 public middle schools	71.2%		77.2	12^th of 59 public middle schools	79.7%	5		21.9		56.2	74.3	39.5		54.4	64.5	42.9		41.3	41.0	32.5	$19,995
Sussex Central Middle	Public	6-8	26026 Patriots Way	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(302) 934-3166	0																		(n/a)		9.3		48.7	56.1	34.4		28.4	36.1	37.1		24.9	31.4	30.2
Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	19483 John J. Williams Highway	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 645-6288	427	40	10.6	28.6%	313 (73.3%)	26 (6.1%)	51 (11.9%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	86.7	10^th of 59 public middle schools	83.1%		88.6	8^th of 59 public middle schools	86.4%	2		24.9		61.8	75.4	48.7		62.3	75.9	72.5		53.4	64.7	50.6	$26,240
Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	301 West Market Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-1900	861	59	14.5	43.6%	184 (21.4%)	88 (10.2%)	556 (64.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	47.2	27^th of 59 public middle schools	54.2%		48	25^th of 59 public middle schools	57.6%	2		11.8		51.6	64.5	28.6		38.7	49.6	30.5		31.7	43.1	25.5	$20,206
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-9	20346 Ennis St	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 556-3297	208	5	41.6		118 (56.7%)	44 (21.2%)	19 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	16.3	49^th of 59 public middle schools	16.9%					(n/a)					32.6	28.1			15.9	32.4
Delmar Middle School	Public	5-8	200 North Eighth Street	Delmar	19940	Sussex County	Delmar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 846-9544	732	37	19.7	19.1%	405 (55.3%)	162 (22.1%)	88 (12.0%)	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	44.7	28^th of 59 public middle schools	52.5%		45.1	27^th of 59 public middle schools	54.2%	1	22.6	11.8	52.3	50.3	61.5	28.4	35.2	41.1	42.6	36.9	23.5	28.7	31.7	27.3	$14,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Selbyville Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Selbyville Middle School?

Students at Selbyville Middle School are 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Selbyville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Selbyville Middle School.

Is Selbyville Middle School a good school?

Selbyville Middle School ranks 17^th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Selbyville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Selbyville Middle School usually go on to attend Indian River High School

What district is Selbyville Middle School in?

Indian River School District

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