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Schools in Magnolia

Magnolia’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/10schools above Delaware’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▼ 15% vs DE $22.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
DE 14.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
7,918 students on the public path
In brief

Magnolia’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Magnolia’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. Dover Air Force Base Middle School places highest (better than 90%); Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School lowest (23%). 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 Magnolia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
KJ. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood CenterCaesar Rodney School DistrictNo scores
1–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–12Caesar Rodney High Schoolin CamdenA

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 42.2% · 4339 students tested
Math31%
State average 29.2% · 4337 students tested

Magnolia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Magnolia—Caesar Rodney

Every school in Magnolia

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).

District schools in Magnoliaby address
Also serving Magnoliain other towns

Questions about Magnolia’s schools

Are Magnolia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Magnolia. Caesar Rodney School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Magnolia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Magnolia in?

Caesar Rodney School District.

Where do Magnolia kids go to high school?

Caesar Rodney High School.

Parents talk

What Magnolia 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.