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Enrollment
583
High
STATE 1,068
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT DEL STATE·NCES 100005500363
Early College School at Del State
1570 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901 · (302) 857-3510 · Kent County
GRADES 07–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Delaware public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Delaware public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
24 FTE teachers
STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 139 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 12% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
DE avg 41.4% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
DE avg 34.0% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 7.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Early College School at Del State ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #5 of 7 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #34 of 41 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #38 of 38 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #37 of 38 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.8% | #4 of 28 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
583
+184 (+46%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 26.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 583 | 24 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 21 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 27 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 15 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 17 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 11 | 19.0:1 | 33% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early College School at Del State.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (420 to 583); teachers up 41% (17 to 24).
About Early College School at Del State
Early College School at Del State is a small high school in Dover, Delaware, administered by Early College High School at Del State. It offers grades 7 through 12 and has 583 students enrolled. That is 45% below the average of about 1,068 students for high schools in Delaware.
For district matters, Early College School at Del State falls under Early College High School at Del State.
At Early College School at Del State, 79% of students are Black. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 8% White, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Kent County is about 27% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
The school had 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. The school's 24.3:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for high schools in Delaware.
Early College School at Del State holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Delaware public high schools.
Looking at the county, Kent County, the median household earns about $74,477 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Kent County has 55 public schools with about 31,256 students, including Early College School at Del State.
North Dover Elementary School is the nearest public school to Early College School at Del State, about 1.1 miles away. Early College School at Del State is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment records show 399 in 2020-21 and 583 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The school's ratio dropped from 26.6:1 to 24.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
187,604
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
31,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Middle School of InnovationMiddle · 690 students
- Middle School of ExcellenceMiddle · 608 students
- South Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- W. Reily Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- North Dover Elementary School1.1 mi · 333
- Middle School of Innovation1.4 mi · 690
- Middle School of Excellence1.4 mi · 608
- Fairview Elementary School1.8 mi · 287
- Towne Point Elementary School1.9 mi · 341
- Campus Community School2.2 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Early College School at Del StateHow large is Early College School at Del State?
Early College School at Del State enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Early College School at Del State serve?
Early College School at Del State serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Early College School at Del State?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Early College School at Del State is approximately 24.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Early College School at Del State?
Early College School at Del State reports a student body of 8% White, 9% Hispanic, 79% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Early College School at Del State?
Early College School at Del State is overseen by Early College High School at Del State in Kent County.
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