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Phillis Wheatley Elementary School

Q: Is Phillis Wheatley Elementary School a good school?

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School ranks 60 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Bridgeville, Delaware, with 607 students. The school is part of the Woodbridge School District, which is ranked 19 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools, typically between 47th and 68th out of around 100 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating below-average performance. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 29.82% to 45.41% in English Language Arts, 32.21% to 34.4% in Mathematics, and 20.64% to 42.86% in other subjects. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Phillis Wheatley Elementary School performs worse than most of the nearby schools in the Seaford School District, such as Seaford Central Elementary and Frederick Douglass Elementary, which consistently outperform Phillis Wheatley on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings. The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Phillis Wheatley Elementary are also concerning, with the school's lowest-performing subgroups, such as African American, White, and Special Education students, lagging far behind their peers at the state and district levels.

644

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,780

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48 Church Street
Bridgeville, DE 19933

(302) 337-3469

District: Woodbridge School District

Students who attend Phillis Wheatley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodbridge Middle School
High:	Woodbridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

Hispanic:

28.0%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2017 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (35% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 13 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Delaware avg40%

60^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 42% (2017) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 32Woodbridge 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	39.7	60 of 109	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	47 of 106	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	57 of 103	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	60 of 104	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	61 of 95	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	68 of 105	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	53 of 85	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.0	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	52 of 60	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	48 of 72	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.7	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	65 of 97	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	58 of 97	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	67 of 89	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	63 of 90	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	53 of 67	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	28 of 43	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	20 of 42	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	23 of 36	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	28 of 66	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.5	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	60 of 92	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	58 of 97	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	40 of 97	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	51 of 89	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	57 of 90	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	55 of 67	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	69 of 99	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	12.8	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.9	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	58 of 77	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	42 of 73	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	56 of 70	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	53 of 65	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	66 of 82	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

Social Studies32%-13 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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Schools Near Phillis Wheatley 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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	301-A West Market Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-1940	825	60	13.7		211 (25.6%)	117 (14.2%)	468 (56.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	31.6	71^st of 109 public elementary schools	34.9%		37.6	63^rd of 106 public elementary schools	40.6%	8	14.1	14.8	35.5	35.0	24.7	41.0	44.3	32.9	34.5	$20,642
Lake Forest South Elementary School	Public	K-3	301 Dorman Street	Harrington	19952	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 398-8011	407	28	14.5		239 (58.7%)	88 (21.6%)	35 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.3%)								(n/a)				32.7			37.5			$19,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillis Wheatley Elementary School

Is Phillis Wheatley Elementary School a good school?

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School ranks 60^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Phillis Wheatley Elementary School?

Students at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School are 45% White, 28% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Phillis Wheatley Elementary School in?

Woodbridge School District

How many students attend Phillis Wheatley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Phillis Wheatley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Phillis Wheatley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Phillis Wheatley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodbridge Middle School
High : Woodbridge High School

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