Southern Delaware School of the Arts
Score 80.8/100: better than 80% of Delaware K-8 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.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year.
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.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 3 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 51.2 | 43 |
| English language arts | Grade 4 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 54.5 | 44 |
| English language arts | Grade 5 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 61.4 | 44 |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 56.1 | 41 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 57.5 | 47 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 48.9 | 47 |
| English language arts | All grades | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 54.9 | 266 |
| Math | Grade 3 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 62.8 | 43 |
| Math | Grade 4 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 72.7 | 44 |
| Math | Grade 5 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 47.7 | 44 |
| Math | Grade 6 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 46.3 | 41 |
| Math | Grade 7 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 46.7 | 45 |
| Math | Grade 8 | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 46.8 | 47 |
| Math | All grades | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment | 53.8 | 264 |
| Science | Grade 5 | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 31.8 | 44 |
| Science | Grade 8 | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 12.8 | 47 |
| Science | All grades | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 22.0 | 91 |
| Social studies | Grade 4 | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 56.8 | 44 |
| Social studies | Grade 5 | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 75 | 44 |
| Social studies | Grade 6 | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 57.5 | 40 |
| Social studies | Grade 7 | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 71.7 | 46 |
| Social studies | Grade 8 | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 61.7 | 47 |
| Social studies | All grades | Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) | 64.7 | 221 |
School profile
- Grades
- K-8
- Students
- 419
- Type
- K-8 school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 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
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Southern Delaware School of the Arts at a glance
Southern Delaware School of the Arts is a public K-8 school in Selbyville, Delaware, serving grades K-8. It is part of Indian River School District. It has about 419 students (a typical Delaware K-8 school has 572).
In 2025-26 state tests, 55% in English language arts (similar schools: 34%) and 54% in math (similar schools: 26%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware K-8 schools, it scores 80.8 out of 100: better than 80% of them, ranking #3 of 13. Its English language arts result fell by 5 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.
Page updated 2026-10-12.