Star Hill Elementary School

Star Hill Elementary School is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Dover, Delaware, run under Caesar Rodney School District, with 429 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5.

Across the 15 schools in Caesar Rodney School District (8,343 students total), Star Hill Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Star Hill Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the income-and-resources front, Star Hill Elementary School records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kent County put the typical household earns roughly $74,477 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Star Hill Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students).

Nearest neighbor: Positive Outcomes Charter School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Star Hill Elementary School.

Star Hill Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 437 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 58% to 45% over that span.

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