Seaford Central Elementary School

Regular School · Seaford, DE

Seaford Central Elementary School is a regular school school in Seaford, Delaware, serving grades 03–05 with 473 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

03 – 05

Enrollment

473

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

21.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	185	39%
White	131	28%
Hispanic/Latino	104	22%
Two or more races	44	9%
Asian	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	473	252M / 221F

English Language Learners: 107 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	36.0% +7.2pp	28.8%	281
Reading Proficiency	45.0% +0.5pp	44.5%	275
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	101

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)

+0.23 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

11 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

20.9% 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.)	473	100%

Contact & Location

1 Delaware Place

Seaford, DE 19973

Phone: (302)629-4587

http://ces.seafordbluejays.org

District

Seaford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,396

District enrollment: 3,410

Other Schools in District

Blades Elementary School Elementary
Frederick Douglass Elementary School Elementary
West Seaford Elementary School Elementary
Seaford Senior High School High
Seaford Middle School Middle
Sussex Orthopedic Program Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19973) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100153000155

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