How did Kent County students perform on math portion of 2023-24 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment?

Dr. Mark Holodick Delaware Superintedent of Education | https://education.delaware.gov/about-doe/leadership/secretary_of_education/

By Kent County Today

Mar 31, 2025

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment results are in, and 30.6% of Kent County students were considered proficient in math in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Delaware Open Data. This is lower than the average proficiency level recorded in the state.

The student's overall success rate in the subject rose by 8.5% compared to the previous school year.

Compared to other counties across Delaware, Sussex County students were considered the best-performing students in math section of the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment at the time.

Kent 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.

Math Proficiency Rates on Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment Over 4 Years: Kent vs. Delaware

Delaware Students Performance on Math Portion of 2023-24 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment

County	Proficiency Rate (%)	Total Students Tested
Sussex County	36.7%	14,064
New Castle County	32.6%	34,200
Kent County	30.6%	12,245

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