Summary:
Delaware Community School Corp serves about 2,569 students across five schools in Indiana: three K–5 elementaries (Albany Elementary School, Eaton Elementary School, and Royerton Elementary School), one middle school (Delta Middle School, grades 6–8), and one high school (Delta High School, grades 9–12). The district is ranked 71st of 374 Indiana districts, placing it in the 81st percentile with a 4-star rating. Enrollment is concentrated at the top: Delta High accounts for 33.0% of students and Delta Middle for 23.4%, while Eaton and Albany each serve about 10%.
Eaton Elementary is the district's strongest all-around performer. It has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.2% (district 12.8%, state 16.7%), the highest elementary rank percentile at 83rd, and the top all-grade math (69.06%) and science (56.6%) proficiency, plus 79.07% in 5th-grade social studies — all despite a 64.45% free/reduced lunch rate. Royerton Elementary also outperforms, with all-grade math at 64.14% versus the district's 51.27%, the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (41.28%), and the lowest per-student spending ($9,825). Delta High posts a 96.7% graduation rate, 7.0 points above the state, and SAT reading above the state average, though SAT math is 28.14%.
Albany Elementary is the clearest outlier of concern: the lowest rank percentile (52nd, 3 stars) and lowest all-grade ELA proficiency (36.5%) despite the highest per-student spending ($13,144), the smallest student-teacher ratio (11.7), and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (67.42%). Delta Middle has the highest absenteeism at 18.3% and all-grade math of 42.07%, well below the district's 51.27%, even as its 8th-grade math (48.33%) and 6th-grade science (52.51%) beat state averages. Rank trends are slipping at Royerton and Albany, and science results are mixed, but 5th-grade social studies remains a district strength — all three elementaries exceed the state's 47.2%.
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