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Showell (phillip C.) Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
41 Bethany Road
Selbyville, DE 19975
Phone
(302) 436-1040
District
Indian River School District
County
SUSSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
279
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.6% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Showell (phillip C.) Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
41%
51%
39%
57%
43%
54%
41%
51%
39%
57%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
40%
43%
40%
60%
40%
52%
40%
43%
40%
60%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
39%
53%
45%
49%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 46 16.5%
Grade 1 46 16.5%
Grade 2 54 19.4%
Grade 3 32 11.5%
Grade 4 47 16.8%
Grade 5 54 19.4%
Total 279 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 53.0% 48.8% 42.8%
Black 11.2% 10.8% 32.1%
Hispanic 32.1% 38.9% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 1.0% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5% 0.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 90,707 1,031,890
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 274.3 525
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.7% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.4% 30.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 32.4% 20.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 38,277 396,209
Single Parent Households With Children 6.1% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.2% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.0% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.2% 22.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.8% 18.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 16.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.0% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,562 $103,265,000 57.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,579 $17,056,000 9.5%
Staff $554 $5,985,000 3.3%
General Administration $118 $1,273,000 0.7%
School Administration $725 $7,831,000 4.3%
Operation $1,343 $14,505,000 8.0%
Transportation $852 $9,197,000 5.1%
Other $519 $5,608,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,691 $61,455,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,446 $15,612,000 8.7%
Total Expenditures $16,699 $180,332,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,459 $1,338,163,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,889 $267,179,000 10.2%
Staff $654 $92,578,000 3.5%
General Administration $169 $23,910,000 0.9%
School Administration $876 $123,958,000 4.7%
Operation $1,704 $241,019,000 9.2%
Transportation $739 $104,529,000 4.0%
Other $600 $84,874,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,631 $938,047,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,360 $333,874,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $18,450 $2,610,084,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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