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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Rehoboth Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 579 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPE HENLOPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100017000035
Rehoboth Elementary School
500 Stockley Street, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 · (302) 227-2571 · Sussex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
6
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
62.6%
DE avg 41.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
DE avg 34.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 58.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rehoboth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #14 of 108 ▼ 3 | #3 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #10 of 108 ▼ 7 | #3 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #32 of 127 | #13 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #57 of 119 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #100 of 120 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #11 of 37 | #5 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
557
+40 (+8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 557 | 41 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 42 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 44 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 39 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 39 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 35% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 42% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 31% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 35 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rehoboth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (468 to 557); teachers up 5% (39 to 41).
About Rehoboth Elementary School
Rehoboth Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, under Cape Henlopen School District. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 557 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Delaware enroll around 461, and this school is 21% larger than that mark.
Cape Henlopen School District has 10 schools; together they serve 6,654 students.
White students are 66% of those enrolled at Rehoboth Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Sussex County overall, about 74% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rehoboth Elementary School is 13.6:1, based on 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware.
The school is in Sussex County, where the median household earns about $81,497 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Sussex County, 55 public schools serve about 32,366 students.
Rehoboth Elementary School's nearest public school is Beacon Middle School (about 3.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 3.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 557, compared with 517 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Rehoboth Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
255,626
Census ACS
Median income
$81,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
32,366 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cape Henlopen School District
- Cape Henlopen High SchoolHigh · 1,889 students
- Love Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Lewes Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- H. O. Brittingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Beacon Middle School3.3 mi · 427
- Love Creek Elementary School3.5 mi · 631
- Cape Henlopen High School4.7 mi · 1,889
- Lewes Elementary School5.2 mi · 620
- Frederick D Thomas Middle School5.2 mi · 451
- Long Neck Elementary School7.6 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Rehoboth Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rehoboth Elementary School?
Rehoboth Elementary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rehoboth Elementary School serve?
Rehoboth Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rehoboth Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Rehoboth Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rehoboth Elementary School?
At Rehoboth Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rehoboth Elementary School in?
Rehoboth Elementary School is part of Cape Henlopen School District.
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