Sussex Academy

21150 Airport Road, Georgetown, DE Phone School Home

Academic Summary

Public Charter

School Type

760

Students

KG-12

Grades Offered

17 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

78%

Percent Proficient - Math

93%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

School Overview

Sussex Academy is a public Charter school located in Georgetown, Delaware. It is a school in Sussex Academy district.

According to the Delaware state assessment result, 78% of students are proficient in Math learning and 93% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

It has 760 students through grade KG to 12. The students to teacher ratio is 17 to 1 where a total of 45 teachers are teaching for the school.

Student Population

A total of 760 students are attending Sussex Academy. By gender, there are 330 and 430 female students at the school.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 14.6%	111	46	65
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8%	6	4	2
Asian 5.0%	38	14	24
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5%	4	2	2
Black 4.9%	37	20	17
White 71.1%	540	233	307
Two or More Races 3.2%	24	11	13
Total	760	330	430

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	6	2	4
Black	2	2	0
Total	9	5	4

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	8	3	5
Black	3	2	1
Total	11	5	6

Gifted/Talented Programs

Sussex Academy offers the gifted and talented program. Total 21 students are identified and enrolled in the programs.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	1	0	1
Asian	4	1	3
Black	1	0	1
White	15	9	6
Total	21	10	11

Teachers & Staffs

Total 45 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for Sussex Academy and the students to teacher ratio is 17 to 1. 91.1% of teachers are certified. All teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	45	Students per teacher: 17 to 1
Teachers who are certified	41	91.1%
Teachers who are not certified	4	8.9%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	-	-
Teachers in their second year of teaching	-	-
School counselors	1	Students per counselor: 760 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	-	-
Security guards	-	-
Nurses	1	-
Psychologists	-	-
Social workers	-	-

Advanced Placement Programs

Sussex Academy offers 1 advanced placement (AP) program. Total 11 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 14 students are enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and 73 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Sussex Academy.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Number of AP program offered	1 Programs
Number of Students Enrolled in AP programs	11	1%
Number of Students Enrolled in International BS program	14	2%
Number of Students SAT/ACT Participation	73	10%

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	6	7	8
All students 62%	60-64%	80-84%	75-79%	85-89%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students	Data Protected for privacy
Hispanic students 30%	21-39%	≥50%	≥80%	60-79%
Black students	Data Protected for privacy
White students 75%	70-79%	85-89%	80-84%	90-94%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA)	Data Protected for privacy
Economically disadvantaged students 50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%
Limited English proficient students 50%	<50%	<50%	*	***
Female students 57%	55-59%	70-79%	70-74%	85-89%
Male students 65%	60-69%	80-84%	80-84%	≥90%
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

	Grade
	Overall	6	7	8
All students 87%	85-89%	90-94%	90-94%	≥95%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students	Data Protected for privacy
Hispanic students 70%	60-79%	≥50%	≥80%	≥80%
Black students	Data Protected for privacy
White students 90%	≥90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA)	Data Protected for privacy
Economically disadvantaged students 50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%
Limited English proficient students 50%	<50%	<50%	*	***
Female students 87%	85-89%	≥90%	90-94%	≥95%
Male students 90%	≥90%	90-94%	≥95%	≥90%
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

Bullying

Total 1 harassment and bullying has been reported at Sussex Academy. There are 1 gender-related, 0 race, color, or nation origin, and 0 disabilities basis bullying reported.

		Total	On the basis of
		Total	Gender-related	Race, color or national origin	Disability
Hispanic	Reported	0	0	0	0
Hispanic	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	Reported	0	0	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Asian	Reported	0	0	0	0
Asian	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Reported	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Black	Reported	0	0	0	0
Black	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
White	Reported	1	1	0	0
White	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	Reported	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	Disciplined	1	1	0	0
Total	Reported	1	1	0	0
Total	Disciplined	1	1	0	0

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