Elementary · Delaware
Clayton (John M.) Elementary School
Clayton (John M.) Elementary School, a public elementary school in Frankford, Delaware: grades k–5, 446 students, 12.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Indian River School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 446
- Teachers (FTE)
- 37.0
- Students per teacher
- 12.1
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in Delaware
Median 13.7 · 121 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 52% of elementary schools in Delaware
Median 459 · 122 schools compared
Larger than 56% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Delaware's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Delaware: 41%39%proficient
+4.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 51% of elementary schools in Delaware
Median 38% · 108 elementary schools compared
241 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Delaware: 34%44%proficient
+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in Delaware
Median 37% · 105 elementary schools compared
243 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Rural area near a city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Indian River School District.
Location
- Address
- 252 Clayton Ave, Frankford, DE 19945
- Phone
- (302)732-3808
- City or town
- Dagsboro
- County
- Sussex County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| K–5 | 820 | 16.1 | |
| K–8 | 404 | 12.6 | |
| K–5 | 297 | 11.9 | |
| K–5 | 712 | 15.5 | |
| K–5 | 557 | 13.3 | |
| Pre-K–4 | 638 | 11.5 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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