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Schools in Dagsboro

Dagsboro’s public schools

Indian River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dagsboro. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above Delaware’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Delaware’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▼ 8% vs DE $22.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
DE 14.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
4,280 students on the public path
In brief

Dagsboro’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Dagsboro’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. Southern Delaware School of the Arts places highest (better than 90%); Georgetown Middle School lowest (45%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dagsboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Clayton (John M.) Elementary SchoolIndian River School DistrictB
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
9–12Indian River High SchoolIndian River School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Indian River School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Indian River School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 10,753 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (DE 14.7)
$20,516DE $22,312 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 42.2% · 5599 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.2% · 5663 students tested

Dagsboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dagsboro—Indian River
Frankford—Indian River

Every school in Dagsboro

6 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 Dagsboroby address
Clayton (John M.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Frankford
B
446 students12:1Rate it →
Indian River High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,073 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Dagsboroin other towns
Southern Delaware School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Selbyville
A
404 students13:1Rate it →
Georgetown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Georgetown
B−
861 students15:1Rate it →
Selbyville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Selbyville
B
770 students15:1Rate it →
Millsboro Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Millsboro
B
726 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Dagsboro’s schools

Are Dagsboro’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dagsboro. Indian River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dagsboro. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dagsboro in?

Indian River School District.

Where do Dagsboro kids go to high school?

Indian River High School.

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What Dagsboro 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). Stars are from neighbors.