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Sussex Central High School

Q: Is Sussex Central High School a good school?

Sussex Central High School ranks 24 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 41% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Sussex Central High School is a public high school located in Georgetown, Delaware, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,012 students. It is part of the Indian River School District, which is ranked 10 out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Sussex Central High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Delaware high schools, with below-average performance on standardized tests compared to the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, only 37.77% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, and just 20.11% were proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 88.9%, on par with the state and district, but its dropout rate has been higher, ranging from 2.5% to 8.6% in recent years. Additionally, Sussex Central High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.4% to 35.3%, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the same district, such as Indian River High School, consistently outperform Sussex Central High School on academic measures. Other nearby schools, like Woodbridge High School, Delmar High School, and Seaford Senior High School, also tend to outperform Sussex Central High School, suggesting that there may be significant differences in the quality of education, resources, or other factors that contribute to student success.

2,012

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,152

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26026 Patriots Way
Georgetown, DE 19947-2399

(302) 934-3166

District: Indian River School District

Feeder schools for Sussex Central High School:

Elementary:	East Millsboro Elementary School
	Georgetown Elementary School
	Long Neck Elementary School
	North Georgetown Elementary School
Middle:	Georgetown Middle School
	Millsboro Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

White:

32.7%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (24% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Delaware average (79% vs 89%)

!Dropout rate above the Delaware average (9% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg29%

Delaware avg30%

24^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	37.7	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	25 of 41	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	24 of 40	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.4	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.9	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.6	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.7	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	28 of 35	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	70.2	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	28.8	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	24 of 40	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	27 of 41	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.0	26 of 29	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	9 of 24	62.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	22 of 40	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	21 of 41	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	23 of 36	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-10 vs state

Essay30%-3 vs state

Mathematics20%~ state avg

Social Studies19%-9 vs state

Science14%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Sussex Central High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Essay (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 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Total
Sussex Central High School	Public	9-12	26026 Patriots Way	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 934-3166	2,012	131	15.3		657 (32.7%)	262 (13.0%)	982 (48.8%)	25 (1.2%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	77 (3.8%)	37.7	24^th of 41 public high schools	41.5%		32.7	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%	1	20.7	12.7	19.2	37.8	20.1	29.6	$20,152
Sussex Technical High School	Public	9-12	17099 County Seat Highway	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Sussex Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-0961	1,341	87	15.4		671 (50.0%)	218 (16.3%)	366 (27.3%)	17 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (4.3%)	54.3	16^th of 41 public high schools	61.0%		55.4	19^th of 41 public high schools	53.7%	3		34.3	33.2	44.0	11.3	28.1	$24,815
Indian River High School	Public	9-12	29772 Armory Road	Dagsboro	19939	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 732-1500	1,073	81	13.2		653 (60.9%)	92 (8.6%)	281 (26.2%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	30 (2.8%)	67.9	9^th of 41 public high schools	78.0%		75.2	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%	2		26.2	28.2	53.6	20.6	51.2	$21,869
Indian River Intensive Learning Center	Public	12	31 Hosier Street	Selbyville	19975	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 732-3800	156				91 (58.3%)	17 (10.9%)	31 (19.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.0%)								(n/a)
Cape Henlopen High School	Public	9-12	1250 Kings Highway	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 645-7711	1,889	125	15.1		1,181 (62.5%)	178 (9.4%)	394 (20.9%)	31 (1.6%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (4.9%)	69.5	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%		67.8	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%	3	41.9	21.1	32.4	62.9	29.6	30.9	$19,808
Laurel Senior High School	Public	9-12	1133 South Central Avenue	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6120	753	41	18.3		300 (39.8%)	185 (24.6%)	188 (25.0%)	7 (0.9%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.6%)	16.9	36^th of 41 public high schools	12.2%		18.6	35^th of 41 public high schools	14.6%	1		11.5	15.5	26.6	3.2	18.1	$16,787
Seaford Senior High School	Public	9-12	399 North Market Street Ext	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	960	45	21.3		229 (23.9%)	377 (39.3%)	285 (29.7%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.4%)	19.3	35^th of 41 public high schools	14.6%		19.5	34^th of 41 public high schools	17.1%	1		17.0	17.1	21.4	4.1	17.8	$17,873
Delmar High School	Public	9-12	200 North Eighth Street	Delmar	19940	Sussex County	Delmar School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 846-9544	713	35	20.3		415 (58.2%)	112 (15.7%)	110 (15.4%)	27 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.3%)	34.2	27^th of 41 public high schools	34.1%		58.9	14^th of 41 public high schools	65.9%	13		17.4	21.1	37.0	13.7	23.4	$15,249
Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	14712 Woodbridge Road	Greenwood	19950	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 232-3333	728	47	15.4		298 (40.9%)	169 (23.2%)	211 (29.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.5%)	24.5	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%		26.8	29^th of 41 public high schools	29.3%	3		24.2	14.7	33.5	5.3	13.0	$19,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Sussex Central High School

Is Sussex Central High School a good school?

Sussex Central High School ranks 24^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sussex Central High School?

Students at Sussex Central High School are 49% Hispanic, 33% White, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Sussex Central High School in?

Indian River School District

What schools feed into Sussex Central High School?

Sussex Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Millsboro Elementary School
Elementary : Georgetown Elementary School
Elementary : Long Neck Elementary School
Elementary : North Georgetown Elementary School
Middle : Georgetown Middle School
Middle : Millsboro Middle School

How many students attend Sussex Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,012 students attended Sussex Central High School.

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