Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Fenwick Island’s public schools
Indian River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fenwick Island. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Fenwick Island’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Fenwick Island’s 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. Lord Baltimore Elementary School places highest (better than 95%); North Georgetown Elementary School lowest (20%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Fenwick Island, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Sussex Central High School and Indian River High School. 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 Fenwick Island, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Fenwick Island · 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 Fenwick Island · 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 Fenwick Island · 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 Fenwick Island · 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
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.
Above the state in reading
Fenwick Island vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Fenwick Island’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fenwick Island | — | Indian River |
Every school in Fenwick Island
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 Fenwick Island’s schools
Are Fenwick Island’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Fenwick Island. Indian River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fenwick Island. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Fenwick Island in?
Indian River School District.
Where do Fenwick Island kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sussex Central High School and Indian River High School.
Parents talk
What Fenwick Island families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fenwick Island → They have their own page.
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.