Frederick Douglass Elementary School

Regular School · Seaford, DE

Frederick Douglass Elementary School is a regular school school in Seaford, Delaware, serving grades 03–05 with 456 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

03 – 05

Enrollment

456

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	166	36%
White	125	27%
Black or African American	123	27%
Two or more races	38	8%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	456	214M / 242F

English Language Learners: 127 (28% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% +11.2pp	28.8%	369
Reading Proficiency	49.0% +4.5pp	44.5%	372
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	123

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)

-0.08 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

12 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

16.9% 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.)	456	100%

Contact & Location

1 Swain Road

Seaford, DE 19973

Phone: (302)629-4587

http://fdes.seafordbluejays.org

District

Seaford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,396

District enrollment: 3,410

Other Schools in District

Blades Elementary School Elementary
Seaford Central 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

100153000157

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