Sussex Review

White students made up the most represented ethnic group in Sussex County schools during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Delaware Open Data.

Of the 34,186 students attending Sussex County schools, 48.7% were white.

Hispanic or Latino students constituted the second-largest ethnic group in the county, accounting for 27.4% of the student population at the time.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Sussex County, representing 48.8% of the student body.

Blades Elementary School had the most balanced racial distribution in the county, with its student body comprising 35.6% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American, 25.4% white, and 11.7% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.5% when compared to the previous year.

Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) indicates a persistent achievement gap between different ethnic groups in Delaware, with white students typically scoring around 20 points above their Black and Hispanic peers on core subjects, such as mathematics and reading, across various grade levels.

It’s important to note that discrepancies in the data presented may occur because some information is hidden to comply with state and federal privacy laws. According to the Delaware Department of Education, certain data is redacted and unavailable if restricted by privacy regulations. In these cases, we have relied on the available state end-of-year enrollment data to ensure accuracy within legal guidelines.

School	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Students
Lord Baltimore Elementary School	White	81.5%	615
Southern Delaware School of the Arts	White	77.7%	462
North Georgetown Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	75.1%	827
Love Creek Elementary School	White	72.3%	714
Beacon Middle School	White	71.7%	700
Sussex Academy	White	71.3%	1,137
Richard A. Shields Elementary School	White	69.8%	619
Sussex Consortium School	White	69.3%	296
Rehoboth Elementary School	White	68.9%	582
Georgetown Middle School	Hispanic or Latino	63.9%	944
Cape Henlopen High School	White	63.8%	2,017
Delmar High School	White	61.4%	705
H. O. Brittingham Elementary School	White	61.1%	552
Indian River High School	White	60%	1,131
Selbyville Middle School	White	58.3%	751
Indian River Intensive Learning Center School	White	57.6%	99
Delmar Middle School	White	55.8%	805
Mariner Middle School	White	55.6%	732
Georgetown Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	55.5%	958
Long Neck Elementary School	White	54.6%	734
Sussex Montessori School	White	53.9%	414
Milton Elementary School	White	53.7%	594
Phillip C. Showell Elementary School	White	53.4%	313
Sussex Technical High School	White	53%	1,314
East Millsboro Elementary School	White	52.2%	877
Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center School	White	50.1%	757
Millsboro Middle School	White	49.5%	832
Sussex Central High School	Hispanic or Latino	49.2%	2,226
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School	White	48.9%	612
Howard T. Ennis School	White	47.5%	219
Evelyn I. Morris Early Childhood School	White	47.4%	487
North Laurel Early Learning Academy	White	45.5%	332
John M. Clayton Elementary School	White	45.2%	516
Mispillion Elementary School	White	44.7%	609
Lulu M. Ross Elementary School	White	44.5%	730
Laurel Middle School	White	44.4%	523
Woodbridge Middle School	White	42.8%	642
Laurel Senior High School	White	42%	804
Laurel Elementary School	White	41.6%	1,285
Seaford Central Elementary School	Black or African American	40.1%	471
Seaford Senior High School	Black or African American	38.5%	1,048
Seaford Middle School	Black or African American	36%	925
Blades Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	35.6%	480
Woodbridge High School	White	35.3%	781
Frederick Douglass Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	34.9%	456
West Seaford Elementary School	Black or African American	34.9%	559