Summary
Dickinson (John) School is a public high school located in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 1,032 students. The school is part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District, which is ranked 12th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Dickinson (John) School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Delaware high schools, ranging from 23rd to 36th out of 30-40 schools in recent years, and its SchoolDigger rating has also been low, ranging from 0 to 2 stars out of 5 in the past decade. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds tending to perform better than other subgroups. In contrast, African American, Hispanic, and male students perform significantly worse, with rankings in the bottom third of the state. Dickinson (John) School's proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as Smarter Balanced Assessments and SAT, are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics.
Dickinson (John) School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 79.8% to 92.2% in recent years, which is generally lower than the state average, and the school's dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 1.0% to 4.9% in recent years. Additionally, Dickinson (John) School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 37.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. While Dickinson (John) School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts and Conrad Schools of Science, which are both high-performing magnet schools, it performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Penn (William) High School, McKean (Thomas) High School, and duPont (Alexis I.) High School, which are also struggling to achieve high academic outcomes.
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