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POLYTECH High School

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POLYTECH High School ranks 20 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 51% of Delaware high schools

Summary

POLYTECH High School in Woodside, DE, serves approximately 1,228 students in grades 9-12 within the POLYTECH School District. The school's most impressive statistic is its 98.0% graduation rate, which is nearly 10 points higher than the state average and dramatically exceeds nearby schools like Milford Senior High School (83.7%) and First State Military Academy (84.3%). POLYTECH also keeps students engaged with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.3%, far below the state average of 17.1% and less than half the rate at Lake Forest High School (31.6%) or Dover High School (29.2%).

POLYTECH shows remarkable strength in supporting diverse learners. The school ranks 5th statewide for its effectiveness with Hispanic students, a distinction it has held consistently for three years. It also performs well with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top half of schools statewide. Additionally, POLYTECH demonstrates outstanding 9th-grade science proficiency, with 71.43% of students meeting standards compared to just 37.61% statewide—nearly double the state rate. The school also shows strong support for military-connected families, ranking at the top among Delaware schools in this category.

However, there are areas of concern. Mathematics proficiency on the SAT has consistently lagged behind state averages (12.66% vs. 18.16% in the most recent year), and 10th-grade science scores drop dramatically compared to 9th-grade results, suggesting a possible curriculum misalignment. The school's overall state ranking has also declined gradually from 5th place in 2017-2018 to 20th in 2025-2026. Despite these challenges, POLYTECH invests more per student ($16,759) than any nearby school, including Caesar Rodney High School ($11,904), and maintains a favorable 15.3:1 student-teacher ratio. This investment, combined with exceptional graduation and attendance outcomes, suggests a school that prioritizes student support and retention over raw test scores.

1,228

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,677

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

823 Walnut Shade Road
Woodside, DE 19980-0097

(302) 697-3255

District: POLYTECH School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

African American:

24.8%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Delaware average (89%)

✓Above the Delaware median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Delaware avg31%

20^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 34POLYTECH 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	48.8	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	13 of 41	68.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	5 of 30	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	5 of 30	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	68.6	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	88.5	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	17 of 35	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.1	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	8 of 33	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	16 of 40	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	22 of 36	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	9 of 33	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	9 of 28	67.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	17 of 40	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	12 of 41	70.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	30.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2019	27.2	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	62.8	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	17 of 35	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	16 of 33	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Military Connected (2024)50th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%+4 vs state

Essay47%+4 vs state

Science22%-6 vs state

Social Studies20%-5 vs state

Mathematics13%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)					DeSSA Social Studies (2026)			SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Essay (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 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Science 11th Grade	DeSSA Science 12th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
POLYTECH High School	Public	9-12	823 Walnut Shade Road	Woodside	19980	Kent County	POLYTECH School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3255	1,228	80	15.3	18.8%	666 (54.2%)	305 (24.8%)	129 (10.5%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (8.2%)	48.8	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%		58	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%	5		71.4	18.1					20.1	48.4	12.7	46.8					$21,677
Positive Outcomes Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	3337 South DuPont Highway	Camden	19934	Kent County	Positive Outcomes Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-8805	119	13	9.1	27.8%	58 (48.7%)	50 (42.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)			22.7
Lake Forest High School	Public	9-12	5407 Killens Pond Road	Felton	19943	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 284-9291	951	51	18.6	35.2%	537 (56.5%)	241 (25.3%)	83 (8.7%)	18 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)	47.5	22^nd of 41 public high schools	46.3%		44	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%	1			21.5					17.8	43.8	19.2	37.8					$17,976
Dover High School	Public	9-12	One Dover High Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 241-2400	1,812	88	20.5	42.5%	340 (18.8%)	1,022 (56.4%)	295 (16.3%)	32 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	10 (0.6%)	103 (5.7%)	30.6	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		29.5	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%			44.4	15.1					25.1	22.9	7.3	32.4					$18,334
Early College School at Del State	Public, Charter	7-12	1570 North DuPont Highway	Dover	19901	Kent County	Early College High School at Del State	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 857-3510	583	24	24.2	33.0%	45 (7.7%)	463 (79.4%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	54.8	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%		48.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%	1			17.6			57.0	31.1	30.9	51.1	8.5	55.0	34.5	39.0	18.6	9.5
Milford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1019 North Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Sussex County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 422-1610	1,271	65	19.5	32.3%	523 (41.1%)	349 (27.5%)	332 (26.1%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	20.8	33^rd of 41 public high schools	19.5%		25.3	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%	2		17.9						12.7	30.8	6.2	29.7					$16,426
First State Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	355 West Duck Creek Road	Clayton	19938	Kent County	First State Military Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 223-2150	433	24	18.0	35.6%	214 (49.4%)	142 (32.8%)	51 (11.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	32.8	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%		38.1	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%	2			20.2					16.8	43.6	6.4	25.3
Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	500 Duck Creek Parkway	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-8581	1,777	100	17.7	21.4%	861 (48.5%)	634 (35.7%)	183 (10.3%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.1%)	52.2	19^th of 41 public high schools	53.7%		46.1	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%	1			21.2					18.0	47.5	16.6	49.9					$16,865

Frequently Asked Questions about POLYTECH High School

How many students attend POLYTECH High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,228 students attended POLYTECH High School.

Is POLYTECH High School a good school?

POLYTECH High School ranks 20^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of POLYTECH High School?

Students at POLYTECH High School are 54% White, 25% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is POLYTECH High School in?

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2025–26 DeSSA, SAT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresAug 18, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataMar 23, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataJan 20, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 7, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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