Lewes Elementary School

Regular School · Lewes, DE

Lewes Elementary School is a regular school school in Lewes, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 620 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

620

Teachers (FTE)

44.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	427	69%
Hispanic/Latino	98	16%
Black or African American	51	8%
Two or more races	35	6%
Asian	9	1%
Total enrollment	620	295M / 325F

English Language Learners: 76 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	58.0% +29.2pp	28.8%	223
Reading Proficiency	60.0% +15.5pp	44.5%	222
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	74

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.53 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

25 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	620	100%

Contact & Location

820 Savannah Road

Lewes, DE 19958

Phone: (302)645-7748

http://www.edlinesites.net/pages/Richard_A__Shields_Elementary_

District

Cape Henlopen School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,410

District enrollment: 6,336

Other Schools in District

H. O. Brittingham Elementary School Elementary
Love Creek Elementary School Elementary
Milton Elementary School Elementary
Rehoboth Elementary School Elementary
Cape Henlopen High School High
Beacon Middle School Middle
Mariner Middle School Middle
Sussex Consortium Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19958) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100017000036

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD