Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School
41 Bethany Rd Selbyville DE, 19975, Sussex County Phone: 302-436-1040 Ranking:  (31 out of 134, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Indian River 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: | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 379 | 379 | 374 | 357 | 326 | 335 | 318 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 9 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.7% | 19 | 5.3% | 13 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 63 | 16.6% | 70 | 18.5% | 74 | 19.8% | 64 | 17.9% | 54 | 16.6% | 51 | 15.2% | 76 | 23.9% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 17.4% | 70 | 18.5% | 68 | 18.2% | 66 | 18.5% | 48 | 14.7% | 71 | 21.2% | 53 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 18.7% | 62 | 16.4% | 62 | 16.6% | 45 | 12.6% | 63 | 19.3% | 51 | 15.2% | 44 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 15.8% | 60 | 15.8% | 51 | 13.6% | 61 | 17.1% | 48 | 14.7% | 54 | 16.1% | 39 | 12.3% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 15.0% | 46 | 12.1% | 59 | 15.8% | 48 | 13.4% | 49 | 15.0% | 49 | 14.6% | 50 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 14.0% | 60 | 15.8% | 46 | 12.3% | 54 | 15.1% | 51 | 15.6% | 48 | 14.3% | 47 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 211 | 55.7% | 210 | 55.4% | 204 | 54.5% | 188 | 52.7% | 164 | 50.3% | 168 | 50.1% | 157 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 168 | 44.3% | 169 | 44.6% | 170 | 45.5% | 169 | 47.3% | 154 | 47.2% | 159 | 47.5% | 157 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.9% | 10 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 89 | 23.5% | 80 | 21.1% | 74 | 19.8% | 65 | 18.2% | 45 | 13.8% | 29 | 8.7% | 27 | 8.5% |
| Black: | 87 | 23.0% | 80 | 21.1% | 80 | 21.4% | 65 | 18.2% | 76 | 23.3% | 80 | 23.9% | 66 | 20.8% |
| White: | 171 | 45.1% | 185 | 48.8% | 189 | 50.5% | 188 | 52.7% | 193 | 59.2% | 216 | 64.5% | 217 | 68.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 6.1% | 25 | 6.6% | 23 | 6.1% | 20 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 221 | 58.3% | 249 | 65.7% | 234 | 62.6% | 207 | 58.0% | 178 | 54.6% | 142 | 42.4% | 122 | 38.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 7.7% | 21 | 5.6% | 20 | 5.6% | 15 | 4.6% | 20 | 6.0% | 30 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.16 | 16.48 | 14.96 | 16.23 | 14.17 | 15.60 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 80.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 85.83% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 72.5% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.66% | 82.65% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81.9% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.11% | 89.30% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70.5% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 80.91% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.8% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.09% | 80.31% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 78.6% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.37% | 84.80% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 75.4% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.48% | 88.27% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.97% | 73.18% | 50.33% |
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* Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.