Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Seaford

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

Sussex Montessori School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6Charter

24960 Dairy Lane, Seaford, DE 19973 · (302) 404-5367

Seaford’s School Grade C better than 33% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
383
Students per teacher
24:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Sussex Montessori School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 47.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.9%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Delaware’s 192 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

24960 Dairy Lane, Seaford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten55
Grade 173
Grade 257
Grade 367
Grade 459
Grade 538
Grade 634
Enrollment over time
260’20
341’21
403’22
439’23
383’24

Up 47.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 25%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sussex Montessori School from Seaford families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Delaware’s other public schools; Seaford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.