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Sussex Academy

Charter

Sussex Academy, a public other school in Georgetown, Delaware: grades k–12, 1,182 students, 20.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Sussex Academy.

Size and class size

Compared with 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: 1,182
Teachers (FTE): 59.0
Students per teacher: 20.0
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 88% of schools in Delaware

Median 10.8 · 16 schools compared

More students per teacher than 81% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 72% of schools in Delaware

Median 380 · 18 schools compared

Larger than 90% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 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%

70%proficient

−2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of schools in Delaware

Median 58% · 6 schools compared

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

Math

Delaware: 34%

55%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of schools in Delaware

Median 48% · 6 schools compared

531 students tested, grades 3–8 · 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: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Distant town
Run by: Sussex Academy

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Sussex Academy.

Location

Address: 21150 Airport Road, Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302)856-3636
City or town: Georgetown
County: Sussex County

Website Quality of life in Georgetown Schools in Georgetown

Nearby schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Ennis (Howard T.) SchoolSpecial education	Pre-K–12	340	6.3	5.1 mi
Sussex ConsortiumSpecial education	Pre-K–12	439	5.1	8.2 mi
SCOPE - NorthAlternativeFree meals for all	Ungraded	0	—	13.0 mi
Sussex Orthopedic ProgramSpecial education	Pre-K–12	57	—	13.7 mi
Carver (G.W.) Educational CenterAlternative	—	—	—	14.5 mi
SCOPE - SouthAlternativeFree meals for all	Ungraded	0	—	17.8 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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