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Lewes, DE
Public School Ratings




Lewes Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cape Henlopen School District details

Cape Henlopen School District
1270 Kings Hwy
Lewes, DE 19958

6,587 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Cape Henlopen School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Delaware

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.3% of all DE school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
36%
56%
41%
47%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Beacon Middle School
19483 John J. Williams Highway
Lewes, DE, 19958
06-08
Cape Henlopen High School
1250 Kings Highway
Lewes, DE, 19958
09-12
Frederick D Thomas Middle School
1270 Kings Highway
Lewes, DE, 19958
M-M
H. O. Brittingham Elementary School
402 Mulberry Street
Milton, DE, 19968
KG-05
Lewes Elementary School
820 Savannah Road
Lewes, DE, 19958
KG-05
Love Creek Elementary School
19488 John J. Williams Hwy
Lewes, DE, 19958
KG-05
Mariner Middle School
16391 Harbeson Rd
Milton, DE, 19968
06-08
Milton Elementary School
512 Federal Street
Milton, DE, 19968
KG-05
Rehoboth Elementary School
500 Stockley Street
Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971
KG-05
Sussex Consortium School
17344 Sweetbriar Road
Lewes, DE, 19958
PK-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.4% 41.7%
Black 9.3% 32.5%
Hispanic 19.1% 20.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.6%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,671 $63,706,000 41.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,559 $16,853,000 11.0%
Staff $772 $5,082,000 3.3%
General Administration $187 $1,233,000 0.8%
School Administration $978 $6,441,000 4.2%
Operation $1,801 $11,861,000 7.8%
Transportation $851 $5,607,000 3.7%
Other $828 $5,453,000 3.6%
Total Support $7,975 $52,530,000 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,586 $36,797,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $23,233 $153,033,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,129 $1,436,706,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,073 $294,086,000 10.0%
Staff $773 $109,662,000 3.7%
General Administration $179 $25,412,000 0.9%
School Administration $907 $128,702,000 4.4%
Operation $2,101 $297,980,000 10.1%
Transportation $952 $134,981,000 4.6%
Other $746 $105,766,000 3.6%
Total Support $7,731 $1,096,589,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,932 $415,892,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $20,792 $2,949,187,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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