High · Delaware

Early College School at Del State

Charter

Early College School at Del State, a public high school in Dover, Delaware: grades 7–12, 583 students, 24.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Early College High School at Del State.

Size and class size

Compared with high 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: 583
Teachers (FTE): 24.0
Students per teacher: 24.3
Grades: 7–12; High

More students per teacher than 98% of high schools in Delaware

Median 15.5 · 40 schools compared

More students per teacher than 93% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 80% of high schools in Delaware

Median 1,027 · 41 schools compared

Larger than 60% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 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%

29%proficient

−9.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of high schools in Delaware

Median 57% · 5 high schools compared

168 students tested, grades 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Delaware: 34%

21%proficient

+7.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of high schools in Delaware

Median 49% · 5 high schools compared

80 students tested, grades 7 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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: High · Grades 7–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Small city
Run by: Early College High School at Del State

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Early College High School at Del State.

Location

Address: 1570 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302)857-3510
City or town: Dover
County: Kent County

Website Quality of life in Dover Schools in Dover

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Dover High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,812	20.5	2.9 mi
Caesar Rodney High School	9–12	2,254	17.6	5.3 mi
Positive Outcomes Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	7–12	119	9.2	6.0 mi
First State Military AcademyCharter	9–12	433	18.0	8.3 mi
Smyrna High School	9–12	1,777	17.8	8.3 mi
POLYTECH High SchoolCareer and technical	9–12	1,228	15.4	8.5 mi

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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