Booker T. Washington Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades K-4 Dover, Delaware·19904
Score
21.0/100
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#74
Among 93 Delaware elementary schools
#3
In Capital School District
#6
In Dover
Top 80%
In Delaware

Score 21.0/100: better than 21% of Delaware elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Delaware, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Delaware schools.

English language arts
29%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 43%, better than 21% of them
219 students tested
Math
29%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 23% of them
221 students tested
Science
20%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 32%, better than 25% of them
74 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 23 published results by grade and test

As published by Delaware Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsGrade 4DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsGrade 5DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment25.770
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment29.375
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment31.174
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment28.8219
MathGrade 3DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 4DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 5DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment21.171
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment41.375
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment2475
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment29.0221
ScienceGrade 5DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
ScienceAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
ScienceGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)20.374
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)20.374
Social studiesGrade 4Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)24.773
Social studiesGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)38.775
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)31.8148

School profile

Grades
K-4
Students
315
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
315
Typical elementary school: 450
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Kent County

Contact

Address
901 Forest Street
Dover, DE 19904

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Delaware. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Location

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Booker T. Washington Elementary School at a glance

Booker T. Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dover, Delaware, serving grades K-4. It is part of Capital School District. It has about 315 students (a typical Delaware elementary school has 450).

In 2025-26 state tests, 29% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 29% in math (similar schools: 40%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware elementary schools, it scores 21.0 out of 100: better than 21% of them, ranking #74 of 93. Its English language arts result fell by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.