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West Seaford Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 2

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 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
511 Sussex Avenue
Seaford, DE 19973
Phone
(302) 628-4587
District
Seaford School District
County
SUSSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
389
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all U.S. schools.


West Seaford Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
36%
No Data
41%
No Data
31%
    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
14
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 126 32.4%
Grade 1 139 35.7%
Grade 2 124 31.9%
Total 389 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 31.8% 31.0% 42.8%
Black 41.2% 37.9% 32.1%
Hispanic 25.0% 29.9% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 0.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.3% 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 25,373 1,018,396
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 344.2 518
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.0% 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 20.4% 19.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,789 389,000
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.7% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.8% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.2% 20.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.9% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 14.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 10.8% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,550 $29,157,000 56.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,151 $3,924,000 7.5%
Staff $730 $2,491,000 4.8%
General Administration $167 $569,000 1.1%
School Administration $871 $2,969,000 5.7%
Operation $1,557 $5,308,000 10.2%
Transportation $666 $2,272,000 4.4%
Other $422 $1,438,000 2.8%
Total Support $5,563 $18,971,000 36.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,161 $3,960,000 7.6%
Total Expenditures $15,275 $52,088,000 100.0%
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%