Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) results are in, and 22.7% of Caesar Rodney School District students were considered proficient in Science 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 5% compared to the previous school year.
The Delaware System of Student Assessments (DeSSA) is a group of statewide standardized tests measuring student performance in math, English, and science for students in grades 3 through 8 and 11.
In comparison to other school districts across Delaware, Newark Charter School students were considered the best-performing students in the Science section of the Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) at the time, with a proficiency rate of 54.4%.Based on overall performance, Newark Charter School students also fared the best on the Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Charter School | 54.4% | 717 |
| Sussex Academy | 50.6% | 318 |
| MOT Charter School | 46.4% | 308 |
| First State Montessori Academy | 39.7% | 131 |
| Sussex Technical School District | 33.1% | 323 |
| Appoquinimink School District | 32% | 2,990 |
| Cape Henlopen School District | 31.2% | 1,450 |
| Providence Creek Academy Charter School | 28.9% | 142 |
| Odyssey Charter School | 23.8% | 508 |
| Caesar Rodney School District | 22.7% | 1,726 |
| Red Clay Consolidated School District | 22.6% | 3,590 |
| Sussex Montessori School | 21.4% | 56 |
| POLYTECH School District | 20.6% | 296 |
| Brandywine School District | 18.8% | 2,307 |
| Indian River School District | 18.6% | 2,526 |
| Lake Forest School District | 17% | 836 |
| Smyrna School District | 16.9% | 1,443 |
| First State Military Academy | 15.1% | 106 |
| New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | 14.9% | 1,209 |
| Woodbridge School District | 14% | 573 |
| Milford School District | 13.6% | 1,066 |
| Christina School District | 13.6% | 2,730 |
| Delmar School District | 12.5% | 538 |
| Early College High School at Del State | 12.2% | 147 |
| East Side Charter School | 11.1% | 81 |
| Seaford School District | 10.4% | 797 |
| Campus Community School | 10.3% | 87 |
| Academy of Dover Charter School | 9.8% | 61 |
| Colonial School District | 9.7% | 1,965 |
| Las Americas Aspira Academy | 9.6% | 355 |
| Laurel School District | 8.5% | 576 |
| Freire Charter School Wilmington | 8.5% | 130 |
| Capital School District | 7.2% | 1,231 |
| Academia Antonia Alonso | 6.5% | 93 |
| Charter School of New Castle | 4.3% | 139 |
