Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School

Regular School · Selbyville, DE

Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School is a regular school school in Selbyville, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 297 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

297

Teachers (FTE)

25.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	153	52%
Hispanic/Latino	87	29%
Black or African American	40	13%
Two or more races	9	3%
Asian	7	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	297	147M / 150F

English Language Learners: 75 (25% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	28.8%	118
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	44.5%	119
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	44

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)

+0.17 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

17.2% 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.)	297	100%

Contact & Location

41 Bethany Road

Selbyville, DE 19975

Phone: (302)436-1040

http://www.ps.irsd.k12.de.us

District

Indian River School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,962

District enrollment: 10,799

Other Schools in District

Clayton (John M.) Elementary School Elementary
East Millsboro Elementary School Elementary
Georgetown Elementary School Elementary
Long Neck Elementary School Elementary
Lord Baltimore Elementary School Elementary
North Georgetown Elementary School Elementary
Southern Delaware School of the Arts Elementary
Indian River High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19975) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100068000088

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