Dr. Mark Holodick Delaware Superintedent of Education | https://education.delaware.gov/about-doe/leadership/secretary_of_education/
Dr. Mark Holodick Delaware Superintedent of Education | https://education.delaware.gov/about-doe/leadership/secretary_of_education/
The student's overall success rate in the subject rose by 1.3% compared to the previous school year.
Compared to other counties across Delaware, Sussex County students were considered the best-performing students in ELA section of the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment at the time.
New Castle County students fared the best on the SAT School-Day (Spring) in 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.
| County | Proficiency Rate (%) | Total Students Tested |
|---|---|---|
| Sussex County | 43.5% | 13,781 |
| New Castle County | 40% | 34,013 |
| Kent County | 39.6% | 12,163 |
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