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Schools in Hartly

Hartly’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/8schools above Delaware’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.5K
▲ 5% vs DE $22.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.2
DE 14.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,533 students on the public path
In brief

Hartly’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hartly’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. Booker T. Washington Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); East Dover Elementary School lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Hartly, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Dover 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 Hartly, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–47 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Dover High Schoolin DoverB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Capital 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.

Capital School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 6,491 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (DE 14.7)
$23,521DE $22,312 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 42.2% · 3037 students tested
Math16%
State average 29.2% · 2988 students tested

Hartly vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hartly—Capital

Every school in Hartly

10 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).

Also serving Hartlyin other towns
South Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
C−
577 students19:1Rate it →
Towne Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
D
341 students17:1Rate it →
North Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
C−
333 students20:1Rate it →
East Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
D
331 students16:1Rate it →
Booker T. Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
B
314 students10:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
C
287 students13:1Rate it →
Hartly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
B−
240 students11:1Rate it →
Middle School of Innovation
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dover
690 students22:1Rate it →
Middle School of Excellence
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dover
608 students26:1Rate it →
Dover High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dover
B
1,812 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Hartly’s schools

Are Hartly’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hartly. Capital School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hartly. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hartly in?

Capital School District.

Where do Hartly kids go to high school?

Dover High 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.