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Frederick Douglass Elementary School

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Frederick Douglass Elementary School ranks 48 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass Elementary School is a public elementary school in Seaford, Delaware, serving 426 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Seaford School District, which is ranked 16 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school has shown a mixed performance. In English Language Arts, its proficiency rates are generally higher than the district and state averages, but in Mathematics, the results are more varied, with some grades performing better and others lagging behind. The school's performance in Science and Social Studies assessments is lower than the district and state. Notably, Frederick Douglass Elementary has demonstrated strong performance for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking among the top schools in Delaware for these subgroups.

One persistent challenge for the school is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.3% to 24.4% in recent years. This issue is not unique to Frederick Douglass Elementary, as the nearby Seaford School District schools also face similar challenges with chronic absenteeism. Addressing this concern could be a key factor in improving overall academic performance at the school and district levels.

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 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2019) to 56th (2025)

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

!Social Studies scores 17 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg41%

Delaware avg40%

48^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

16^th of 32Seaford 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)73rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

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

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

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%+10 vs state

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Social Studies28%-17 vs state

Science21%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Frederick Douglass Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)	DeSSA Social Studies (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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 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		125 (27.4%)	123 (27.0%)	166 (36.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	50.5	48^th of 109 public elementary schools	56.0%		63.7	33^rd of 106 public elementary schools	68.9%	15	21.1	21.7	34.0		47.9	49.0	38.4		61.3	53.1	33.1		$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		131 (27.7%)	185 (39.1%)	104 (22.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	56.4	40^th of 109 public elementary schools	63.3%		64.3	31^st of 106 public elementary schools	70.8%	9	29.3	33.6	37.5		38.8	47.6	52.1		37.4	59.4	49.7		$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		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		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%)	9.2	102^nd of 109 public elementary schools	6.4%		22.1	82^nd of 106 public elementary schools	22.6%	20	13.9	16.3	29.4		11.3	19.6	23.7		13.1	14.0
North Laurel Early Learning Academy	Public	PK-K	300 Wilson Street	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6130	273	20	13.6		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		288 (44.7%)	112 (17.4%)	180 (28.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.7%)	39.7	60^th of 109 public elementary schools	45.0%		50.9	47^th of 106 public elementary schools	55.7%	13	29.8	20.6	42.9		37.2	38.1	45.4		32.2	34.4	32.6		$19,780
Laurel Elementary School	Public	1-6	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%)	17	91^st of 109 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.2	89^th of 106 public elementary schools	16.0%	2	11.9	14.3	25.3	34.8	20.9	21.3	27.0	33.5	24.7	24.2	17.3	14.1	$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		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		133 (17.6%)	53 (7.0%)	548 (72.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	24.4	81^st of 109 public elementary schools	25.7%		30.1	75^th of 106 public elementary schools	29.2%	6	18.8	15.4	51.2		12.2	21.4	34.4		21.0	33.1	30.5		$18,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Douglass Elementary School

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

Is Frederick Douglass Elementary School a good school?

Frederick Douglass Elementary School ranks 48^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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.

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