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Frederick Douglass Elementary School

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Frederick Douglass Elementary School ranks 54 th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Seaford, DE, serves 456 students in grades 3-5 as part of the Seaford School District, and it stands out as a school that achieves strong results for students facing economic challenges while also showing some areas that need attention.

The most impressive story here is how well the school supports students from low-income backgrounds. In the most recent state rankings, Frederick Douglass placed 11th out of 75 schools statewide for this group of students—an 85th percentile performance that earned a 4-star rating. This is a consistent strength, with the school earning 4-star ratings for this subgroup for three straight years. The school also deserves credit for its remarkable progress on attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 16.9% to just 7.0% over the past few years, which is less than half the state average of 17.1%. That tells you families are engaged and kids are showing up ready to learn. The school also benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1, which is notably better than the 21.5:1 at the district's other 3-5 school, Seaford Central Elementary School.

However, there are two concerns parents should know about. First, special education performance has taken a dramatic turn. In 2023-2024, the school ranked 1st in the state for this subgroup (5 stars), but by 2024-2025 it had fallen to 23rd out of 27 schools (1 star)—a massive drop that warrants questions about what changed. Second, the school shows a consistent pattern of declining performance as students move from 3rd to 5th grade. While 3rd grade math proficiency (47.79%) beats the state average (42.71%), by 5th grade it falls to 36.14%. That said, Frederick Douglass still outperforms most nearby schools in other districts, including North Georgetown Elementary School and Laurel Elementary School, in both reading and math. The school's science and social studies scores lag state averages, particularly in 4th grade social studies (24.82% vs. 39.03% statewide). With its strong early-grade foundation and proven ability to support disadvantaged students, Frederick Douglass has solid building blocks—but addressing the special education decline and the 5th-grade slide will be key to reversing its recent ranking dip.

456

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,049

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Swain Road
Seaford, DE 19973-2827

(302) 629-4587

District: Seaford School District

Students who attend Frederick Douglass Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Seaford Middle School
High:	Seaford Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.4%

White:

27.4%

African American:

27.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2019 → 50th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2019) to 50th (2026)

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

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

Delaware avg42%

54^th of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Seaford School District

19^th of 34Seaford 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	48.9	54 of 107	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	48 of 109	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	33 of 106	68.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	34 of 103	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	41 of 104	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	22 of 95	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	17 of 105	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	29 of 85	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.0	46 of 86	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	47 of 86	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.6	82 of 108	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	31 of 36	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	78 of 91	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	74 of 90	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	74 of 91	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	33 of 70	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.4	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	70.8	12 of 60	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	14 of 60	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	6 of 72	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	53 of 98	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	49 of 97	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	33 of 89	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	35 of 90	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	21 of 67	68.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	24 of 99	75.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	19 of 43	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	6 of 37	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	5 of 42	88.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	1 of 37	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	11 of 75	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	61.1	19 of 70	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	8 of 66	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	9 of 66	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	15 of 62	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	4 of 92	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	54 of 98	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	45 of 97	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	35 of 97	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	31 of 89	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	36 of 90	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	20 of 67	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	7 of 99	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.9	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	93.2	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2021	57.5	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	95.4	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	34 of 77	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	29 of 73	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	26 of 70	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	49 of 75	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	31 of 65	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	17 of 82	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+36 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%+4 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

Social Studies39%-11 vs state

Science27%-4 vs state

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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 Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
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	61.1%	125 (27.4%)	123 (27.0%)	166 (36.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	48.9	54^th of 107 public elementary schools	49.5%		50.5	48^th of 109 public elementary schools	56.0%	6	26.5	24.8	51.2		48.2	43.6	46.1		47.8	47.1	36.1		$19,049
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	41.6%	131 (27.7%)	185 (39.1%)	104 (22.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	52.5	48^th of 107 public elementary schools	55.1%		56.4	40^th of 109 public elementary schools	63.3%	8	25.4	38.3	50.8		35.3	49.0	51.2		39.4	53.2	40.3		$17,856
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	60.5%	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
West Seaford Elementary School	Public	K-2	511 Sussex Avenue	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 628-4587	424	23	18.4	65.8%	128 (30.2%)	160 (37.7%)	96 (22.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)								(n/a)													$17,836
Sussex Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	24960 Dairy Lane	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Sussex Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(302) 404-5367	383	16	23.9		200 (52.2%)	95 (24.8%)	52 (13.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	16.3	87^th of 107 public elementary schools	18.7%		9.2	102^nd of 109 public elementary schools	6.4%	15	24.0	22.2	44.0	27.6	13.3	28.1	30.0	24.2	11.7		16.0	18.2
North Laurel Early Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	300 Wilson Street	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6130	273	20	13.6	58.2%	107 (39.2%)	68 (24.9%)	70 (25.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.8%)								(n/a)													$23,098
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	52.3%	288 (44.7%)	112 (17.4%)	180 (28.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.7%)	37.5	66^th of 107 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.7	60^th of 109 public elementary schools	45.0%	6	23.0	28.6	49.5		42.9	31.4	43.1		43.1	35.5	29.0		$19,780
Laurel Elementary School	Public	2-6	1160 S Central Ave	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6195	1,145	61	18.7		436 (38.1%)	266 (23.2%)	326 (28.5%)	13 (1.1%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (8.3%)	14.8	88^th of 107 public elementary schools	17.8%		17	91^st of 109 public elementary schools	16.5%	3	12.4	24.1	35.6	31.4	18.4	20.1	28.9	27.0	21.4	20.1	13.9	19.9	$15,954
Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK, KG-2	400 Governors Ave	Greenwood	19950	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 349-4010	609	49	12.4	53.0%	286 (47.0%)	111 (18.2%)	169 (27.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)								(n/a)													$23,232
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	55.2%	133 (17.6%)	53 (7.0%)	548 (72.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	20.8	83^rd of 107 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.4	81^st of 109 public elementary schools	25.7%	2	11.8	17.1	46.4		16.5	21.4	38.9		21.1	28.8	36.2		$18,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Douglass Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Douglass Elementary School?

Students at Frederick Douglass Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 27% White, 27% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Frederick Douglass Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Frederick Douglass Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seaford Middle School
High : Seaford Senior High School

What district is Frederick Douglass Elementary School in?

Seaford School District

How many students attend Frederick Douglass Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Frederick Douglass Elementary School.

Is Frederick Douglass Elementary School a good school?

Frederick Douglass Elementary School ranks 54^th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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