Photo: Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0Leipsic’s public schools
Capital School District and Smyrna School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leipsic. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Leipsic’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Leipsic’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. Sunnyside Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); East Dover Elementary School lowest (5%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Leipsic, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Dover High School and 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 Leipsic, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Leipsic · depends on your address
North Smyrna Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 557 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Smyrna
Capital Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 145 students · in Dover
5th grade in Leipsic · depends on your address
Moore (John Bassett) School
Grades 4–6 · 638 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Smyrna
Clayton Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 490 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Clayton
William Henry Middle School
Grades 5 · 432 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Dover
7th grade in Leipsic · depends on your address
Smyrna Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,011 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Smyrna
Middle School of Innovation
Grades 6–8 · 690 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Dover
Middle School of Excellence
Grades 6–8 · 608 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Dover
8th grade in Leipsic · depends on your address
Smyrna Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,011 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Smyrna
Middle School of Innovation
Grades 6–8 · 690 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Dover
Middle School of Excellence
Grades 6–8 · 608 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Dover
9th grade in Leipsic · depends on your address
Dover High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,812 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Dover
Smyrna High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Smyrna
10th grade in Leipsic · depends on your address
Dover High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,812 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Dover
Smyrna High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Smyrna
11th grade in Leipsic · depends on your address
Dover High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,812 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Dover
Smyrna High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Smyrna
12th grade in Leipsic · depends on your address
Dover High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,812 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Dover
Smyrna High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Smyrna
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Capital School District.
Two districts serve Leipsic
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Leipsic vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Leipsic’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Leipsic | — | Capital PK–12 · Smyrna PK–12 |
Every school in Leipsic
16 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 Leipsic’s schools
Are Leipsic’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Leipsic. Capital School District and Smyrna School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leipsic. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Leipsic in?
Capital School District and Smyrna School District.
Where do Leipsic kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dover High School and Smyrna High School.
Parents talk
What Leipsic 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.