Sussex Technical High School

17099 County Seat Highway, Georgetown DE, 19947 | Indian River School District | 302-856-0961
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1248
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 55% 24% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Georgetown
  • Ranked #0 of 325 in Delaware
Proficiency Averages
47%Georgetown
44%Delaware

Sussex Technical High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Indian River School District" in Georgetown, DE. There are a total of 1,248 students and 89 teachers at Sussex Technical High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Sussex Technical High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 54.5%, which is 24% higher than the Delaware average.

Sussex Technical High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1248
Teachers89
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Sussex Technical High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All44%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All65%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School65-69%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Sussex Technical High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictDelawareNational
White 72.5% 56.3% 48.2% 51.1%
Black 16.8% 13.9% 30.8% 15.9%
Asian 1.5% 1.5% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.5% 24.3% 14.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 1.0% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 3.0% 2.4% 3.1%

Georgetown demographics profile

StatisticGeorgetownDelawareNational
Population7,436973,764328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,48150491
Median age31.939.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)54%54%55%
Speak English56%87%79%
Speak Spanish36%7%13%

Education level achieved in Georgetown

IndexGeorgetownDelawareNational
Completed 8th grade73.8%86.3%84.3%
Completed high school70.4%85.3%83.0%
Completed some college34.4%57.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree20.8%38.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors12.7%30.5%30.3%
Completed masters6.2%12.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.2%3.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Sussex Technical High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.