Blades Elementary School
900 South Arch St Seaford DE, 19973, Sussex County Phone: 302-628-4416 Ranking:  (97 out of 134, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Seaford School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 542 | 543 | 552 | 575 | 560 | 527 | 481 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 18.5% | 82 | 15.1% | 93 | 16.8% | 89 | 15.5% | 102 | 18.2% | 94 | 17.8% | 88 | 18.3% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 15.9% | 96 | 17.7% | 95 | 17.2% | 111 | 19.3% | 100 | 17.9% | 100 | 19.0% | 81 | 16.8% |
| Grade 2: | 97 | 17.9% | 96 | 17.7% | 108 | 19.6% | 99 | 17.2% | 96 | 17.1% | 83 | 15.7% | 80 | 16.6% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 18.6% | 103 | 19.0% | 92 | 16.7% | 101 | 17.6% | 84 | 15.0% | 92 | 17.5% | 79 | 16.4% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 18.3% | 87 | 16.0% | 101 | 18.3% | 92 | 16.0% | 93 | 16.6% | 84 | 15.9% | 79 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 10.9% | 79 | 14.5% | 63 | 11.4% | 83 | 14.4% | 85 | 15.2% | 74 | 14.0% | 74 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 48.9% | 272 | 50.1% | 278 | 50.4% | 303 | 52.7% | 298 | 53.2% | 283 | 53.7% | 264 | 54.9% |
| Female: | 277 | 51.1% | 271 | 49.9% | 274 | 49.6% | 272 | 47.3% | 254 | 45.4% | 236 | 44.8% | 213 | 44.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 122 | 22.5% | 130 | 23.9% | 139 | 25.2% | 144 | 25.0% | 124 | 22.1% | 102 | 19.4% | 102 | 21.2% |
| Black: | 130 | 24.0% | 117 | 21.5% | 126 | 22.8% | 140 | 24.3% | 146 | 26.1% | 145 | 27.5% | 135 | 28.1% |
| White: | 244 | 45.0% | 259 | 47.7% | 252 | 45.7% | 254 | 44.2% | 287 | 51.3% | 276 | 52.4% | 237 | 49.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 7.9% | 33 | 6.1% | 30 | 5.4% | 28 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 348 | 64.2% | 404 | 74.4% | 414 | 75.0% | 411 | 71.5% | 377 | 67.3% | 299 | 56.7% | 231 | 48.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 5.0% | 22 | 4.0% | 25 | 4.3% | 42 | 7.5% | 36 | 6.8% | 39 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.94 | 15.08 | 17.25 | 18.55 | 18.06 | 17.60 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 68.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.76% | 58.78% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 59.4% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.90% | 56.36% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 60.3% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.44% | 63.93% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.2% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.37% | 62.96% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 57.1% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.11% | 61.72% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 59.5% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.76% | 62.74% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 57.4% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.20% | 63.34% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 47% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.05% | 46.10% | 50.33% |
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* Blades Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.