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Capital School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

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Students
Spending Per Pupil

945 Forest St
Dover, DE 19904
Kent County
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PH: (302) 672-1500

Grades PK-12
6079 students
12 schools

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DSTP Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 2

Reading

86% (2008)

85% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2008.

Math

83% (2008)

87% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 3

Reading

81% (2008)

83% (2007)

88% (2006)

87% (2005)

87% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2008.

Writing

47% (2008)

66% (2007)

60% (2006)

72% (2005)

59% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 45% in 2008.

Math

71% (2008)

77% (2007)

80% (2006)

83% (2005)

83% (2004)
The state average for Math was 77% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

80% (2008)

82% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 81% in 2008.

Writing

65% (2008)

48% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 66% in 2008.

Math

71% (2008)

75% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Math was 77% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

78% (2008)

72% (2007)

80% (2006)

81% (2005)

82% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2008.

Writing

54% (2008)

41% (2007)

39% (2006)

54% (2005)

65% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 62% in 2008.

Math

66% (2008)

62% (2007)

66% (2006)

70% (2005)

73% (2004)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

77% (2008)

80% (2007)

78% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 81% in 2008.

Writing

57% (2008)

63% (2007)

35% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 70% in 2008.

Math

65% (2008)

70% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

82% (2008)

80% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2008.

Writing

54% (2008)

50% (2007)

61% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2008.

Math

59% (2008)

52% (2007)

53% (2006)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

74% (2008)

74% (2007)

76% (2006)

69% (2005)

67% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 81% in 2008.

Social Studies

38% (2008)

37% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 52% in 2008.

Science

45% (2008)

42% (2007)

0% (2006)
The state average for Science was 55% in 2008.

Writing

77% (2008)

77% (2007)

73% (2006)

69% (2005)

80% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 81% in 2008.

Math

51% (2008)

46% (2007)

48% (2006)

37% (2005)

34% (2004)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

62% (2008)

62% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 75% in 2008.

Writing

74% (2008)

69% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2008.

Math

38% (2008)

42% (2007)

43% (2006)
The state average for Math was 53% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading

65% (2008)

65% (2007)

58% (2006)

68% (2005)

69% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Writing

79% (2008)

58% (2007)

66% (2006)

79% (2005)

85% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 81% in 2008.

Math

52% (2008)

46% (2007)

46% (2006)

51% (2005)

50% (2004)
The state average for Math was 58% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

34% (2008)

42% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 45% in 2008.

Science

51% (2008)

55% (2007)

55% (2006)
The state average for Science was 61% in 2008.

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 Delaware used the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) to test students in reading and math in grades 2 through 10, in writing in grades 3 through 10, and in science and social studies in grades 4, 6, 8 and 11.
Only the scores for reading and math in grades 2 through 10, writing in grades 3 though 10, and science in grades 8 and 11 are displayed on GreatSchools profiles.
The DSTP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Delaware.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Delaware: An Overview

See Delaware's state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

DSTP Results By Subgroup

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 2

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	86%
Male	85%
African American	81%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	80%
American Indian	n/a
White	91%
Low-income	82%
Not low-income	90%
Title I	84%
Special ed	69%
Regular ed	86%
Non-LEP	85%
Not migrant	86%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	81%
Male	85%
African American	75%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	71%
American Indian	n/a
White	94%
Low-income	76%
Not low-income	93%
Title I	81%
Special ed	55%
Regular ed	86%
Non-LEP	83%
Not migrant	83%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	85%
Male	78%
African American	77%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	76%
American Indian	n/a
White	88%
Low-income	76%
Not low-income	88%
Title I	79%
Special ed	59%
Regular ed	83%
LEP	80%
Non-LEP	82%
Not migrant	81%

Writing	This District
All Students	47%
Female	57%
Male	37%
African American	39%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	48%
American Indian	n/a
White	57%
Low-income	39%
Not low-income	57%
Title I	42%
Special ed	25%
Regular ed	51%
LEP	60%
Non-LEP	46%
Not migrant	47%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	72%
Male	69%
African American	61%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	72%
American Indian	n/a
White	82%
Low-income	62%
Not low-income	81%
Title I	67%
Special ed	46%
Regular ed	75%
LEP	73%
Non-LEP	71%
Not migrant	71%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	80%
Female	82%
Male	78%
African American	72%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	>95%
American Indian	n/a
White	88%
Low-income	73%
Not low-income	88%
Title I	79%
Special ed	70%
Regular ed	81%
Non-LEP	80%
Not migrant	80%

Writing	This District
All Students	65%
Female	75%
Male	56%
African American	60%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	85%
American Indian	n/a
White	70%
Low-income	54%
Not low-income	77%
Title I	62%
Special ed	36%
Regular ed	73%
Non-LEP	65%
Not migrant	65%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	69%
Male	73%
African American	61%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	75%
American Indian	n/a
White	84%
Low-income	62%
Not low-income	80%
Title I	68%
Special ed	45%
Regular ed	78%
Non-LEP	71%
Not migrant	71%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	82%
Male	74%
African American	71%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	72%
American Indian	n/a
White	87%
Low-income	72%
Not low-income	85%
Special ed	68%
Regular ed	79%
Non-LEP	78%
Not migrant	78%

Writing	This District
All Students	54%
Female	66%
Male	41%
African American	46%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	79%
American Indian	n/a
White	61%
Low-income	46%
Not low-income	63%
Special ed	17%
Regular ed	63%
Non-LEP	54%
Not migrant	54%

Math	This District
All Students	66%
Female	63%
Male	70%
African American	55%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	74%
American Indian	n/a
White	80%
Low-income	53%
Not low-income	83%
Special ed	42%
Regular ed	72%
Non-LEP	66%
Not migrant	66%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	77%
Female	82%
Male	72%
African American	72%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	76%
American Indian	n/a
White	84%
Low-income	68%
Not low-income	89%
Special ed	54%
Regular ed	79%
Non-LEP	77%
Not migrant	77%

Writing	This District
All Students	57%
Female	67%
Male	47%
African American	54%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	79%
American Indian	n/a
White	60%
Low-income	53%
Not low-income	63%
Special ed	25%
Regular ed	65%
Non-LEP	57%
Not migrant	57%

Math	This District
All Students	65%
Female	64%
Male	66%
African American	57%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	68%
American Indian	n/a
White	76%
Low-income	57%
Not low-income	75%
Special ed	34%
Regular ed	73%
Non-LEP	65%
Not migrant	65%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	88%
Male	78%
African American	79%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	80%
American Indian	n/a
White	87%
Low-income	79%
Not low-income	86%
Special ed	56%
Regular ed	85%
Non-LEP	82%
Not migrant	82%

Writing	This District
All Students	54%
Female	65%
Male	45%
African American	46%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	63%
American Indian	n/a
White	66%
Low-income	45%
Not low-income	65%
Special ed	31%
Regular ed	59%
Non-LEP	54%
Not migrant	54%

Math	This District
All Students	59%
Female	58%
Male	61%
African American	50%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	69%
American Indian	n/a
White	71%
Low-income	50%
Not low-income	70%
Special ed	16%
Regular ed	68%
Non-LEP	60%
Not migrant	59%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	74%
Female	77%
Male	71%
African American	66%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	67%
American Indian	n/a
White	83%
Low-income	63%
Not low-income	84%
Special ed	45%
Regular ed	77%
Non-LEP	74%
Not migrant	74%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	38%
Female	36%
Male	41%
African American	25%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	33%
American Indian	n/a
White	52%
Low-income	23%
Not low-income	53%
Special ed	11%
Regular ed	44%
Non-LEP	39%
Not migrant	38%

Science	This District
All Students	45%
Female	43%
Male	47%
African American	29%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	38%
American Indian	n/a
White	63%
Low-income	30%
Not low-income	59%
Special ed	13%
Regular ed	52%
Non-LEP	45%
Not migrant	45%

Writing	This District
All Students	77%
Female	84%
Male	70%
African American	73%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	68%
American Indian	n/a
White	81%
Low-income	72%
Not low-income	82%
Special ed	45%
Regular ed	84%
Non-LEP	78%
Not migrant	77%

Math	This District
All Students	51%
Female	50%
Male	53%
African American	35%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	36%
American Indian	n/a
White	70%
Low-income	37%
Not low-income	65%
Special ed	15%
Regular ed	59%
Non-LEP	52%
Not migrant	51%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	62%
Female	69%
Male	56%
African American	54%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	64%
American Indian	n/a
White	73%
Low-income	54%
Not low-income	71%
Special ed	18%
Regular ed	71%
Non-LEP	62%
Not migrant	62%

Writing	This District
All Students	74%
Female	81%
Male	67%
African American	70%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	77%
American Indian	n/a
White	78%
Low-income	65%
Not low-income	83%
Special ed	42%
Regular ed	83%
Non-LEP	73%
Not migrant	74%

Math	This District
All Students	38%
Female	42%
Male	34%
African American	24%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	44%
American Indian	n/a
White	55%
Low-income	26%
Not low-income	50%
Special ed	7%
Regular ed	47%
Non-LEP	38%
Not migrant	38%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	65%
Female	66%
Male	64%
African American	51%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	60%
American Indian	n/a
White	79%
Low-income	48%
Not low-income	76%
Special ed	24%
Regular ed	71%
Non-LEP	65%
Not migrant	65%

Writing	This District
All Students	79%
Female	85%
Male	73%
African American	76%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	80%
American Indian	n/a
White	82%
Low-income	71%
Not low-income	85%
Special ed	37%
Regular ed	87%
Non-LEP	80%
Not migrant	79%

Math	This District
All Students	52%
Female	53%
Male	52%
African American	35%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	53%
American Indian	n/a
White	69%
Low-income	37%
Not low-income	62%
Special ed	19%
Regular ed	59%
Non-LEP	52%
Not migrant	52%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	34%
Female	32%
Male	35%
African American	21%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
American Indian	n/a
White	42%
Low-income	26%
Not low-income	36%
Special ed	<5%
Regular ed	39%
Non-LEP	34%
Not migrant	34%

Science	This District
All Students	51%
Female	48%
Male	54%
African American	31%
Asian American	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
American Indian	n/a
White	66%
Low-income	34%
Not low-income	58%
Special ed	16%
Regular ed	58%
Non-LEP	51%
Not migrant	51%

Source: DE Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 Delaware used the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) to test students in reading and math in grades 2 through 10, in writing in grades 3 through 10, and in science and social studies in grades 4, 6, 8 and 11.
Only the scores for reading and math in grades 2 through 10, writing in grades 3 though 10, and science in grades 8 and 11 are displayed on GreatSchools profiles.
The DSTP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Delaware.
The different student groups are identified by the Delaware Department of Education. If there are fewer than 15 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Delaware: An Overview

Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: NCES, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	14	15

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Black, not Hispanic	51%	33%
White, not Hispanic	39%	53%
Hispanic	6%	10%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	3%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Economic Level

Source: NCES, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	48%	36%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$11,691	$11,704

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	64%	60%
Student and staff support	5%	6%
Administration	11%	13%
Other expenditures	20%	20%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >