SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the DE proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 24%Projected 35%

First State Military Academy Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the DE proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the DE average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 9%DE 32%

English proficiency

School 45%DE 41%

Science proficiency

School 18%DE 25%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

75%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

12%

Students in at least one AP course. 8 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

6%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes6%
AP courses offered8
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
3%

AP computer science

1%
1%

AP math

1%
3%

Gold marks the DE average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C+

28.08 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B-

3.18 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

11.48 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$95,397

DE average $91,672

Median home value

$336,308

DE average $337,302

Median rent

$1,446 /mo

DE average $1,464

Unemployment rate

3.8%

DE average 5.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 91.5%DE 91.2%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

18:1

DE average 13:1

Teachers

26

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$94,923

All teachers in First State Military Academy.

Student to counselor ratio DE average 372:1220:1
Support staff4
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 58%DE 64%

Experienced teachers

School 64%DE 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days128
Out-of-school suspension days49
Total days missed to suspension364
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based2
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8713 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$10.31

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

54%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

26%

Latino

16%

Multiracial

2%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged11%
Students with disabilities18%
English as a second language3%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to First State Military Academy

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Smyrna High School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 0.7 mi
Early College School At Del State

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 8.3 mi
Dover High School

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 10.1 mi
Mot Charter School

  • Actual: 61%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 10.5 mi
Middletown High School

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 65%
  • Distance: 11.2 mi
Appoquinimink High School

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 63%
  • Distance: 12.6 mi
Caesar Rodney High School

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 13.1 mi