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Sussex Montessori 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
24970 Dairy Lane
Seaford, DE 19973
Phone
(302) 404-5367
District
Sussex Montessori School
County
SUSSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
403
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.0% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Sussex Montessori School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
41%
18%
39%
20%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
40%
22%
40%
18%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
21
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 65 16.1%
Grade 1 78 19.4%
Grade 2 83 20.6%
Grade 3 62 15.4%
Grade 4 66 16.4%
Grade 5 49 12.2%
Total 403 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.3% 60.3% 42.8%
Black 25.6% 25.6% 32.1%
Hispanic 11.5% 11.5% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 2.7% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 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 Unreported 1,018,396
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 518
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.1%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 19.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 389,000
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 20.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 14.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 9.5%
$15,000 or less Unreported 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $3,002 $1,210,000 38.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $583 $235,000 7.4%
Staff $747 $301,000 9.5%
General Administration $290 $117,000 3.7%
School Administration $99 $40,000 1.3%
Operation $342 $138,000 4.4%
Transportation $608 $245,000 7.8%
Other $615 $248,000 7.9%
Total Support $3,285 $1,324,000 41.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,546 $623,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $7,834 $3,157,000 100.0%
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%