Frederick Douglass Elementary School

Frederick Douglass Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Seaford, Delaware, part of Seaford School District. Current enrollment sits at 456 students spanning grades 3 through 5.

Seaford School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,580 students; Frederick Douglass Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Frederick Douglass Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 27% Black, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the resource side, On paper, Frederick Douglass Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Sussex County put median household income runs about $81,497, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Frederick Douglass Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students).

The closest other public school is Seaford Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 482 students in 2018 compared to 456 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 23% to 36% over that span.

On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.