Sussex Review

White students made up the most represented ethnic group in Sussex County schools during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Delaware Open Data.

Of the 34,001 students attending Sussex County schools, 49.9% were white.

Hispanic or Latino students constituted the second-largest ethnic group in the county, accounting for 26.4% of the student population at the time.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Sussex County, representing 49.9% of the student body.

Blades Elementary School had the most balanced racial distribution in the county, with its student body comprising 31.4% Hispanic or Latino, 30.1% white, 27.7% Black or African American, and 9.6% multiracial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 4.1% 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	81.8%	653
Southern Delaware School of the Arts	White	79%	447
North Georgetown Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	75.3%	863
Love Creek Elementary School	White	74.6%	661
Richard A. Shields Elementary School	White	74.6%	603
Sussex Academy	White	73.3%	1,148
Beacon Middle School	White	71.1%	744
Rehoboth Elementary School	White	69.5%	632
Sussex Consortium School	White	68.9%	264
Cape Henlopen High School	White	65.5%	1,962
Delmar High School	White	64.4%	714
Georgetown Middle School	Hispanic or Latino	64.3%	969
H. O. Brittingham Elementary School	White	63.2%	560
Indian River Intensive Learning Center School	White	62.8%	43
Indian River High School	White	60.1%	1,059
Milton Elementary School	White	58.5%	588
Selbyville Middle School	White	58.2%	787
Mariner Middle School	White	57.3%	709
Delmar Middle School	White	57.1%	849
Georgetown Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	55.6%	932
Sussex Technical High School	White	55.5%	1,331
Long Neck Elementary School	White	55.1%	773
Sussex Montessori School	White	54.8%	345
East Millsboro Elementary School	White	53.9%	885
Millsboro Middle School	White	53%	839
Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center School	White	49.6%	760
Howard T. Ennis School	White	49.3%	221
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School	White	48.1%	593
Phillip C. Showell Elementary School	White	47.7%	310
Sussex Central High School	Hispanic or Latino	47.6%	2,192
Laurel Senior High School	White	46.9%	892
Evelyn I. Morris Early Childhood School	White	46.7%	518
Lulu M. Ross Elementary School	White	45.7%	702
Laurel Middle School	White	45.5%	785
Mispillion Elementary School	White	45.4%	581
Woodbridge Middle School	White	43%	668
Laurel Elementary School	White	42.6%	1,066
John M. Clayton Elementary School	White	41%	519
North Laurel Early Learning Academy	White	40.8%	277
Seaford Central Elementary School	Black or African American	38.9%	434
Seaford Middle School	Black or African American	38.2%	956
Woodbridge High School	White	37.8%	752
Seaford Senior High School	Black or African American	36.7%	981
West Seaford Elementary School	Black or African American	35.2%	503
Frederick Douglass Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	34.5%	473
Blades Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	31.4%	458