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Schools in Kenton

Kenton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Delaware’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 28% vs DE $22.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.3
DE 14.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,759 students on the public path
In brief

Kenton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Kenton’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. Sunnyside Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); North Smyrna Elementary School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Kenton, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Smyrna 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 Kenton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–8Smyrna Middle Schoolin SmyrnaB−
9–12Smyrna High Schoolin SmyrnaB

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

Smyrna School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,887 students · 16.3 per teacher (DE 14.7)
$16,150DE $22,312 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 42.2% · 3249 students tested
Math26%
State average 29.2% · 3247 students tested

Kenton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kenton—Smyrna

Every school in Kenton

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).

Also serving Kentonin other towns
North Smyrna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Smyrna
C+
557 students14:1Rate it →
Sunnyside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Smyrna
B+
507 students16:1Rate it →
Clayton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Clayton
B−
487 students17:1Rate it →
Smyrna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Smyrna
B−
420 students13:1Rate it →
Smyrna Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Smyrna
B−
1,011 students17:1Rate it →
Smyrna High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Smyrna
B
1,777 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Kenton’s schools

Are Kenton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kenton. Smyrna School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kenton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Kenton in?

Smyrna School District.

Where do Kenton kids go to high school?

Smyrna High School.

Parents talk

What Kenton 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.