There were 122 Black students enrolled in First State Military Academy during the 2023-24 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 466 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 26.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
First State Military Academy roughly covers schools within Kent County and has a main office in Clayton.
Some schools may not publish detailed enrollment data due to privacy concerns or reporting limitations.
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.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total Black Students | % Black Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 55 | 24.6% |
| 2016-17 | 332 | 74 | 22.3% |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 114 | 26.3% |
| 2018-19 | 459 | 125 | 27.2% |
| 2019-20 | 461 | 130 | 28.2% |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 131 | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 484 | 128 | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 116 | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 122 | 26.2% |
