Smyrna High School

500 Duck Creek Parkway, Smyrna DE, 19977 | Smyrna School District | 302-653-8581
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1496
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 37% 17% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Smyrna
  • Ranked #0 of 325 in Delaware
Proficiency Averages
50%Smyrna
44%Delaware

Smyrna High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Smyrna School District" in Smyrna, DE. There are a total of 1,496 students and 97 teachers at Smyrna High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Smyrna High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 36.5%, which is 17% lower than the Delaware average.

Smyrna High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1496
Teachers97
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

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 Smyrna 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
All23%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School23%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50%

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.

Smyrna High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictDelawareNational
White 59.9% 63.1% 48.2% 51.1%
Black 32.4% 27.3% 30.8% 15.9%
Asian 1.8% 1.6% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1% 6.1% 14.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.6% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 1.2% 2.4% 3.1%

Smyrna demographics profile

StatisticSmyrnaDelawareNational
Population11,694973,764328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,87350491
Median age36.539.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%54%55%
Speak English90%87%79%
Speak Spanish8%7%13%

Education level achieved in Smyrna

IndexSmyrnaDelawareNational
Completed 8th grade85.5%86.3%84.3%
Completed high school85.1%85.3%83.0%
Completed some college54.5%57.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree33.0%38.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors22.1%30.5%30.3%
Completed masters6.0%12.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.4%3.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.4%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Smyrna High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.