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Capital School District Schools
Capital School District is a public school district in Delaware, based in Kent County (Dover). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Capital School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Capital School District
11 of 13 schools in Capital School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 7F: 1
Best schools in Capital School District
Statewide rankings: all 39 high schools in Delaware · all 31 middle schools in Delaware · all 109 elementary schools in Delaware
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Booker T Washington Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Dover High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Hartly Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Kent County Secondary Ilc (High school, meets expectations)
- D Fairview Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D North Dover Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D South Dover Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Central Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- William Henry Middle School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Towne Point Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Capital School District
High schools (1)
- C Dover High School, Dover
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D- Central Middle School, Dover
- D- William Henry Middle School, Dover
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- C Booker T Washington Elementary School, Dover
- Capital Early Childhood Center, Dover
- F East Dover Elementary School, Dover
- D Fairview Elementary School, Dover
- C- Hartly Elementary School, Hartly
- D North Dover Elementary School, Dover
- D South Dover Elementary School, Dover
- D- Towne Point Elementary School, Dover
Other schools and academies (2)
- Kent County Community School, Dover
- D+ Kent County Secondary Ilc, Dover
Where Capital School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Delaware
- County: Kent County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,547 students with 373 full-time-equivalent teachers and 834 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1000190
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Caesar Rodney School District (15 schools, 6 mi)
- Smyrna School District (8 schools, 9 mi)
- Lake Forest School District (7 schools, 16 mi)
- Milford School District (6 schools, 18 mi)
- Appoquinimink School District (20 schools, 21 mi)
- Woodbridge School District (4 schools, 28 mi)
- Colonial School District (14 schools, 30 mi)
- Cape Henlopen School District (9 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Capital School District
How many schools are in Capital School District?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Capital School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Capital School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dover, Hartly.
How good are the schools in Capital School District?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 20.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 23.9%. 55% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Capital School District?
6,547 students were enrolled in Capital School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Capital School District?
Capital School District is in Delaware, based in Kent County, with its district office in Dover. Its boundary covers about 113 sq mi.