### Delaware

http://www.doe.state.de.us

# School and Teacher Demographics

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  Per pupil expenditures                     \$8,310

  (CCD, 1999-2000)                           
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  Number of Districts                        19

  (CCD, 2000-01)                             
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  Number of Charter Schools                  7

  (CCD, 2000-01)                             
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Number of Public Schools

(CCD)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1993-94**          **2000-01**

  Elementary                    86                   98

  Middle                        41                   43

  High                          27                   31

  Combined                      17                   6

  Total                         171                  178
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Number of FTE Teachers

(CCD)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1993-94**          **2000-01**

  Elementary                    2,429                3,104

  Middle                        1,741                1,777

  High                          1,452                2,128

  Combined                      280                  65

  Total                         5,902                7,074
  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------

Percentage of teachers with a major in the main subject taught, grades
7-12

(SASS)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1994**             **2000**

  English                       90%                  61%

  Math                          \#                   74

  Science                       82                   68

  Social Studies                77                   n/a
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Sources of Funding

District Average

(CCD, 1999-2000)

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### Student Demographics

Public school enrollment

(CCD)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1993-94**          **2000-01**

  Pre-K                         565                  706

  K-8                           76,052               80,095

  9-12                          28,930               33,875

  Total (K-12)                  104,982              113,970
  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------

Race/ethnicity

(CCD)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1993-94**          **2000-01**

  American Indian/Alaskan       \*                   \*
  Natives                                            

  Asian/Pacific Islander        2%                   2%

  Black                         29                   31

  Hispanic                      3                    3

  White                         66                   61

  Other                         \-                   \-
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  Students with disabilities    1993-94              2000-01

  (OSEP)                        11%                  11%
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  Students with limited         1993-94              2000-01

  English proficiency           1%                   2%

  (ED/NCBE)                                          
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  Migratory students            1993-94              2000-01

  (OME)                         1%                   1%
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All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free
and Reduced-Price Lunch Program (CCD, 2000-01)

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### Statewide Accountability Information

# (Collected from states, January 2002 for 2001-02 school year.)

# Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment

Meet or exceed the Commendable rating (combines: absolute score,
improvement score, and distributional or low achieving performance).

# Expected School Improvement on Assessment 

Schools meet or exceed their absolute, improvement, and distributional
targets in the next measurement cycle.

# Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools

Same as statewide goal.

### Title I 2000-01

### (ED Consolidated Report, 2000-01) 

+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|                | **Schoolwide** | **Targeted     | **Total**       |
|                |                | Assistance**   |                 |
|                | **Programs**   |                |                 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Number of      | 38             | 78             | 116             |
| schools        |                |                |                 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|                | 33%            | 67%            | 100%            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Schools        | 29             | 67             | 96              |
| meeting AYP    |                |                |                 |
| Goal           |                |                |                 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|                | 76%            | 86%            | 83%             |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Schools        | 9              | 11             | 20              |
| identified for |                |                |                 |
| Improvement    |                |                |                 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|                | 24%            | 14%            | 17%             |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+

  ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------
  Title I Allocation             \$22,763,513

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(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures,
Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected and Delinquent, ED,
2000-01)

### NAEP State Results

+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|                             | Grade 4           | Grade 8           |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| # Reading, 2002             | #                 | #                 |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Proficient level and above  | 35%               | 33%               |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Basic level and above       | 81                | 81                |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|                             |                   |                   |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| # Math, 2000                | #                 | #                 |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Proficient level and above  | \-                | \-                |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Basic level and above       | \-                | \-                |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+

**Delaware**

# Student Achievement 2000-01

Assessment:

Delaware Student Testing Program.

State Definition of Proficient:

Meets the standard\--very good performance.

## Elementary School

+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Grade 3**     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Reading**     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students in:    | Well    | Below   | Meets   | Exceeds | Distin  |
|                 | Below   |         |         |         | guished |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| All schools     | 11%     | 14%     | 51%     | 13%     | 11%     |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Title I schools | 17      | 21      | 48      | 8       | 5       |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| High poverty    | 29      | 27      | 39      | 4       | 1       |
| Schools         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 33      | 28      | 33      | 4       | 1       |
| limited         |         |         |         |         |         |
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
| English         |         |         |         |         |         |
| proficiency     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Migratory       | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| students        |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 46      | 26      | 25      | 3       | 2       |
| Disabilities    |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Grade 3**     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Mathematics** |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students in:    | Well    | Below   | Meets   | Exceeds | Distin  |
|                 | Below   |         |         |         | guished |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| All schools     | 12%     | 15%     | 51%     | 16%     | 6%      |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Title I schools | 19      | 21      | 48      | 9       | 3       |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| High poverty    | 29      | 29      | 40      | 3       | 0       |
| Schools         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 34      | 27      | 32      | 8       | 0       |
| limited         |         |         |         |         |         |
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
| English         |         |         |         |         |         |
| proficiency     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Migratory       | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| students        |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 48      | 24      | 25      | 3       | \*      |
| Disabilities    |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

Student Achievement Trend

Reading 3^rd^ grade meets or exceeds Proficient

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height="1.5729166666666667in"}

Middle School

+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Grade 8**     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Reading**     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students in:    | Well    | Below   | Meets   | Exceeds | Distin  |
|                 | Below   |         |         |         | guished |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| All schools     | 14%     | 18%     | 61%     | 5%      | 2%      |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Title I schools | 26      | 25      | 47      | 2       | \*      |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| High poverty    | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| Schools         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 56      | 19      | 23      | 1       | 0       |
| limited         |         |         |         |         |         |
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
| English         |         |         |         |         |         |
| proficiency     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Migratory       | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| students        |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 58      | 23      | 19      | 0       | \*      |
| Disabilities    |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Grade 8**     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Mathematics** |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students in:    | Well    | Below   | Meets   | Exceeds | Distin  |
|                 | Below   |         |         |         | guished |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| All schools     | 31%     | 26%     | 29%     | 7%      | 7%      |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Title I schools | 49      | 27      | 19      | 2       | 4       |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| High poverty    | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| Schools         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 63      | 11      | 19      | 1       | 6       |
| limited         |         |         |         |         |         |
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
| English         |         |         |         |         |         |
| proficiency     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Migratory       | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| students        |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 79      | 15      | 5       | 1       | 1       |
| Disabilities    |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

Student Achievement Trend

Mathematics 8^th^ grade meets or exceeds Proficient

![](media/image4.jpeg){width="1.4284722222222221in" height="1.4375in"}

High School

+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Grade 10**    |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Reading**     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students in:    | Well    | Below   | Meets   | Exceeds | Distin  |
|                 | Below   |         |         |         | guished |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| All schools     | 19%     | 20%     | 56%     | 4%      | 1%      |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Title I schools | 25      | 37      | 39      | 0       | 0       |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| High poverty    | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| Schools         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 71      | 8       | 20      | 0       | 0       |
| limited         |         |         |         |         |         |
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
| English         |         |         |         |         |         |
| proficiency     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Migratory       | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| students        |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 74      | 15      | 11      | 0       | 0       |
| Disabilities    |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Grade 10**    |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **Mathematics** |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students in:    | Well    | Below   | Meets   | Exceeds | Distin  |
|                 | Below   |         |         |         | guished |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| All schools     | 33%     | 30%     | 24%     | 5%      | 8%      |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Title I schools | 51      | 37      | 13      | 0       | 0       |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| High poverty    | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| Schools         |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 72      | 11      | 9       | 0       | 8       |
| limited         |         |         |         |         |         |
|                 |         |         |         |         |         |
| English         |         |         |         |         |         |
| proficiency     |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Migratory       | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      | \-      |
| students        |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Students with   | 85      | 10      | 4       | \*      | 1       |
| Disabilities    |         |         |         |         |         |
+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| ### High School Indicators      | ### 1993-94     | ### 2000-01     |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| High school dropout rate (CCD,  | 5%              | 4%              |
| event)                          |                 |                 |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                                 | **1994-95**     | **2000-01**     |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Postsecondary enrollment        | 65%             | 60%             |
|                                 |                 |                 |
| (NCES, High school grads        |                 |                 |
| enrolled in college)            |                 |                 |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+