St. George's Chapel · Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Long Neck’s public schools score below 52% of Delaware districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Long Neck, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Delaware, not nationally.
From Delaware state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Long Neck’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 26 Delaware towns with household incomes within a quarter of Long Neck’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 42% and 29% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,516 per student, against $22,312 across Delaware (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Long Neck’s grade
B−: better than 48% of Delaware school districts. Test scores are above the Delaware average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Long Neck, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Long Neck · 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 Long Neck · 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 Long Neck · 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 Long Neck · 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
Long Neck’s public schools are run by Indian River School District, which also serves Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Fenwick Island and Frankford and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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
Long Neck vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Long Neck’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Long Neck | B− | Indian River |
Every school in Long Neck
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 Long Neck’s schools
Are Long Neck’s schools good?
On Delaware’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Long Neck children attend score below 52% of Delaware’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Long Neck in?
Indian River School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,753 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Long Neck kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sussex Central High School and Indian River High School.
What is Long Neck’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Indian River School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Delaware.
How much does Long Neck spend per student?
$20,516 in Indian River School District (FY2024), against $22,312 across Delaware. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Long Neck 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Delaware. Stars are from neighbors.