Photo: Conn, Kit at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Bethany Beach’s public schools score below 52% of Delaware districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Bethany Beach, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Delaware, not nationally.
From Delaware state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bethany Beach’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 28 Delaware towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bethany Beach’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 42% and 29% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,516 per student, against $22,312 across Delaware (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bethany Beach’s grade
B−: better than 48% of Delaware school districts. Test scores are above the Delaware average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bethany Beach, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Bethany Beach · depends on your address
Sussex Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown
Indian River High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dagsboro
10th grade in Bethany Beach · depends on your address
Sussex Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown
Indian River High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dagsboro
11th grade in Bethany Beach · depends on your address
Sussex Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown
Indian River High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dagsboro
12th grade in Bethany Beach · depends on your address
Sussex Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown
Indian River High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dagsboro
Bethany Beach’s public schools are run by Indian River School District, which also serves Dagsboro, Fenwick Island, Frankford and Georgetown and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Bethany Beach vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Bethany Beach’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bethany Beach | B− | Indian River |
Every school in Bethany Beach
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Delaware’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bethany Beach’s schools
Are Bethany Beach’s schools good?
On Delaware’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bethany Beach children attend score below 52% of Delaware’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bethany Beach in?
Indian River School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,753 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Bethany Beach kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sussex Central High School and Indian River High School.
What is Bethany Beach’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Indian River School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Delaware.
How much does Bethany Beach spend per student?
$20,516 in Indian River School District (FY2024), against $22,312 across Delaware. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bethany Beach families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Delaware. Stars are from neighbors.