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Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

3874 Upper King Road, Dover, DE 19904 · (302) 697-3205 · Part of Caesar Rodney School District

Camden’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
487
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 17.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.9%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Delaware’s 192 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3874 Upper King Road, Dover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1120
Grade 2102
Grade 3129
Grade 466
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
414’20
410’21
461’22
512’23
487’24

Up 17.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Black 30%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School from Camden families.

Other schools in Caesar Rodney School District

The district →
John S. Charlton School
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D
424 students9:1
J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades K · Magnolia
454 students19:1
Major George S. Welch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dover
A−
261 students9:1
David E. Robinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Wyoming
514 students17:1
W. Reily Brown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Dover
C+
506 students14:1
Allen Frear Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Camden
A−
504 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Delaware’s other public schools; Camden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.