SAT School-Day (Spring) results are in, and 54.9% of Red Clay Consolidated School District students were considered proficient in ELA in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Delaware Open Data. This is higher than the average proficiency level recorded in the state.
The student’s overall success rate in the subject fell by 3.8% compared to the previous school year.
In comparison to other school districts across Delaware, Sussex Academy students were considered the best-performing students in the ELA section of the SAT School-Day (Spring) at the time, with a proficiency rate of 87.6%.
Based on overall performance, Newark Charter School students fared the best on the SAT School-Day (Spring) in the 2023-24 school year.
Governor Matt Meyer declared a ‘literacy emergency’ after NAEP scores released in 2024 showed Delaware eighth-graders’ reading proficiency hit a 27-year low. That year, only 41% of eighth-graders were considered proficient in reading, while 49% did not meet the math benchmarks of the national assessment.
Fourth-graders showed slight improvements in both subjects compared to 2023 but still remained below pre-pandemic levels.
| District | Proficiency Rate (%) | Total Students Tested |
|---|---|---|
| Sussex Academy | 87.6% | 113 |
| Newark Charter School | 84.4% | 186 |
| MOT Charter School | 64.5% | 166 |
| Cape Henlopen School District | 60% | 390 |
| Appoquinimink School District | 58.2% | 934 |
| POLYTECH School District | 55.7% | 287 |
| Red Clay Consolidated School District | 54.9% | 1,075 |
| Brandywine School District | 51.6% | 632 |
| Caesar Rodney School District | 50.5% | 475 |
| Delmar School District | 49.7% | 167 |
| Sussex Technical School District | 47% | 321 |
| Early College High School at Del State | 46.4% | 69 |
| Odyssey Charter School | 42.5% | 80 |
| Smyrna School District | 41.8% | 404 |
| First State Military Academy | 41.4% | 87 |
| Indian River School District | 40.9% | 553 |
| Milford School District | 35.2% | 227 |
| New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | 33.3% | 1,127 |
| Lake Forest School District | 32% | 181 |
| Capital School District | 31.2% | 359 |
| Colonial School District | 29.1% | 347 |
| Christina School District | 29.1% | 623 |
| Seaford School District | 25.4% | 177 |
| Woodbridge School District | 23.9% | 159 |
| Positive Outcomes Charter School | 23.8% | 21 |
| Las Americas Aspira Academy | 23.4% | 77 |
| Laurel School District | 23% | 152 |
| Freire Charter School Wilmington | 14.7% | 68 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Delaware Open Data. The source data can be found here.
