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Indian River School District Schools
Indian River School District is a public school district in Delaware, based in Sussex County (Selbyville). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Indian River 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 Indian River School District
13 of 15 schools in Indian River School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 3C: 6D: 1
Best schools in Indian River School District
Statewide rankings: all 39 high schools in Delaware · all 32 middle schools in Delaware · all 110 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.
- A Lord Baltimore Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A Selbyville Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A- Southern Delaware School Of The Arts (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Indian River High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Georgetown Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Showell Phillip C Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Clayton John M Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C East Millsboro Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Millsboro Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Sussex Central High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Indian River School District
High schools (2)
- B+ Indian River High School, Dagsboro
- C Sussex Central High School, Georgetown
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B Georgetown Middle School, Georgetown
- C Millsboro Middle School, Millsboro
- A Selbyville Middle School, Selbyville
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- C Clayton John M Elementary School, Frankford
- C East Millsboro Elementary School, Millsboro
- C- Georgetown Elementary School, Georgetown
- C- Long Neck Elementary School, Millsboro
- A Lord Baltimore Elementary School, Ocean View
- D+ North Georgetown Elementary School, Georgetown
- B- Showell Phillip C Elementary School, Selbyville
Other schools and academies (3)
- Ennis Howard T School, Georgetown
- Indian River Intensive Learning Center, Selbyville
- A- Southern Delaware School Of The Arts, Selbyville
Where Indian River School District schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Georgetown (5)
- Selbyville (4)
- Millsboro (3)
- Dagsboro (1)
- Frankford (1)
- Ocean View (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Delaware
- County: Sussex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,786 students with 786 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,492 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1000680
- 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
- Cape Henlopen School District (9 schools, 14 mi)
- Laurel School District (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Seaford School District (6 schools, 20 mi)
- Woodbridge School District (4 schools, 23 mi)
- Milford School District (6 schools, 26 mi)
- Lake Forest School District (7 schools, 33 mi)
- Caesar Rodney School District (15 schools, 38 mi)
- Capital School District (13 schools, 44 mi)
Questions about Indian River School District
How many schools are in Indian River School District?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Indian River School District, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Indian River School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Georgetown, Selbyville, Millsboro, Dagsboro, Frankford and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Indian River School District?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 33.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 37.8%. 77% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Indian River School District?
10,786 students were enrolled in Indian River School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Indian River School District?
Indian River School District is in Delaware, based in Sussex County, with its district office in Selbyville. Its boundary covers about 331 sq mi.