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Schools in Blades · Seaford School District

Blades’s public schools score below 67% of Delaware districts on tests and graduation

On-time graduation in Blades runs at 74%, below the Delaware average (89%). The grade covers the public school district serving Blades, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Delaware state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 2 pts vs DE 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 1 pts vs DE 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
▼ 15 pts vs DE 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 12% vs DE $22.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.8
DE 14.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
3,099 students on the public path
In brief

Blades’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 26 Delaware towns with household incomes within a quarter of Blades’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 42% and 29% statewide; 74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $19,681 per student in FY2024, against $22,312 across Delaware. 22% of its revenue that year was federal (Delaware 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two elementary, one middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Blades’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 33% of Delaware school districts. Both inputs trail the Delaware average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Delaware school districts we grade (42)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Delaware towns with similar household incomes (26)Better than 4%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,782 test results and a graduating class of 250 could put Blades anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Blades’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,786 in math, 1,777 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blades, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Blades Elementary SchoolSeaford School DistrictNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–8Seaford Middle Schoolin SeafordC
9–12Seaford Senior High Schoolin SeafordC−

Blades’s public schools are run by Seaford School District, which also serves Seaford. 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.

Seaford School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,580 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (DE 14.7)
$19,681DE $22,312 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 42.2% · 1777 students tested
Math30%
State average 29.2% · 1786 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 22% of the Seaford district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 11% across Delaware, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Blades vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Blades’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BladesCSeaford

Every school in Blades

5 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).

District schools in Bladesby address
Blades Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2
410 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Bladesin other towns
Seaford Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Seaford
B+
473 students22:1Rate it →
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Seaford
A−
456 students13:1Rate it →
Seaford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seaford
C
800 students16:1Rate it →
Seaford Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seaford
C−
960 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Blades’s schools

Are Blades’s schools good?

On Delaware’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Blades children attend score below 67% of Delaware’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Blades in?

Seaford School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,580 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

Where do Blades kids go to high school?

Seaford Senior High School in Seaford, with 960 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Blades’s graduation rate?

74% of the class of 2023 in Seaford School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Delaware.

How much does Blades spend per student?

$19,681 in Seaford School District (FY2024), against $22,312 across Delaware. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.