First State Military Academy

Delaware Department of Education figures for this public school: 2024–25 fall enrollment and student groups, 2025–26 Smarter Balanced, SAT and DeSSA results, graduation for the class of 2023, dropouts, growth, ninth-grade on-track, 2024–25 chronic absence and discipline, and classroom teachers with their average salary — with federal CRDC 2023–24 Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment counts, labelled as federal. DDOE redacts results for small groups and near 0% or 100%; a redacted result is absent here, not zero. This dated record does not certify current operation.

NCES school code: 100005700368
District: First State Military Academy
Grades in source year: 09-12
Advanced Placement courses offered (federal CRDC) (2023-2024): 6 courses. U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection 2023–24 — a federal collection, reported by the school to the federal government, not a Delaware DOE figure. Delaware publishes no bulk file of Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment participation. Number of different AP courses the school reported offering; 0 where it reported offering none.
Students in at least one AP course (federal CRDC) (2023-2024): 47 students. U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection 2023–24 — a federal collection, reported by the school to the federal government, not a Delaware DOE figure. Delaware publishes no bulk file of Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment participation. Students enrolled in at least one AP course: the male, female and nonbinary counts CRDC reports, added.
Students in dual enrollment (federal CRDC) (2023-2024): 0 students. U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection 2023–24 — a federal collection, reported by the school to the federal government, not a Delaware DOE figure. Delaware publishes no bulk file of Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment participation. Students enrolled in a dual-enrollment or dual-credit program: the male, female and nonbinary counts CRDC reports, added; 0 where the school reported no program.
Chronically absent students (2020-2021): 47.2%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2021-2022): 41.32%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2022-2023): 31.26%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2023-2024): 9.85%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2024-2025): 24.6%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent: low-income students (2024-2025): 48.35%. DDOE Student Attendance: low-income students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of low-income students enrolled. DDOE's figure for the group; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Chronically absent: students with disabilities (2024-2025): 33.75%. DDOE Student Attendance: students with disabilities absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students with disabilities enrolled. DDOE's figure for the group; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Graduates ready for college or career (ESSA measure) (2021-2022): 80.24%. DDOE Student College and Career Preparedness (the ESSA measure in the Delaware School Success Framework): the share of the graduating cohort that met at least one of DDOE's college- or career-preparation routes — for example an Advanced Placement or IB exam score, dual-enrollment credit, a CTE pathway with an industry credential, or an SAT benchmark. It is a composite: it does not count Advanced Placement, dual enrollment or CTE participation on its own.
Graduates ready for college or career (ESSA measure) (2023-2024): 92.44%. DDOE Student College and Career Preparedness (the ESSA measure in the Delaware School Success Framework): the share of the graduating cohort that met at least one of DDOE's college- or career-preparation routes — for example an Advanced Placement or IB exam score, dual-enrollment credit, a CTE pathway with an industry credential, or an SAT benchmark. It is a composite: it does not count Advanced Placement, dual enrollment or CTE participation on its own.
Graduates ready for college or career (ESSA measure) (2024-2025): 90.48%. DDOE Student College and Career Preparedness (the ESSA measure in the Delaware School Success Framework): the share of the graduating cohort that met at least one of DDOE's college- or career-preparation routes — for example an Advanced Placement or IB exam score, dual-enrollment credit, a CTE pathway with an industry credential, or an SAT benchmark. It is a composite: it does not count Advanced Placement, dual enrollment or CTE participation on its own.
Science proficiency (DeSSA) (2023-2024): 15.09%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA science assessment (grades 5, 8 and high school) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Science proficiency (DeSSA) (2024-2025): 17.8%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA science assessment (grades 5, 8 and high school) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Science proficiency (DeSSA) (2025-2026): 17.59%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA science assessment (grades 5, 8 and high school) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Social studies proficiency (DeSSA) (2023-2024): 20.45%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA social studies assessment (grades 4, 7 and 11) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Social studies proficiency (DeSSA) (2024-2025): 21.92%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA social studies assessment (grades 4, 7 and 11) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Social studies proficiency (DeSSA) (2025-2026): 16.84%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA social studies assessment (grades 4, 7 and 11) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students with an in-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2023-2024): 2.15%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one in-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an in-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 8.35%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one in-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2021-2022): 16.74%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2022-2023): 12.61%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2023-2024): 18.67%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 15.8%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2018-2019): 2.1%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2019-2020): 2%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2020-2021): 2.6%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2021-2022): 6.4%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2022-2023): 2.7%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
End-of-year enrollment (enrolled at least one day) (2024-2025): 443 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, end-of-year enrollment: every student actively enrolled in the organisation for at least one day of the school year, so it is larger than any single-day count. It is the denominator DDOE uses for the student-group shares.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2015-2016): 202 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2016-2017): 288 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2017-2018): 409 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2018-2019): 436 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2019-2020): 452 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2020-2021): 458 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2021-2022): 456 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2022-2023): 439 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2023-2024): 416 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2024-2025): 433 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Four-year graduation rate (2018-2019): 75.45%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
Four-year graduation rate (2019-2020): 88.66%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
Four-year graduation rate (2020-2021): 91.18%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
Four-year graduation rate (2021-2022): 89.32%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
Four-year graduation rate (2022-2023): 84.31%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
Four-year graduation rate: low-income students (2022-2023): 66.67%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. Low-income students only; DDOE's figure for the group. A redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Four-year graduation rate: students with disabilities (2022-2023): 79.17%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. Students with disabilities only; DDOE's figure for the group. A redacted rate is absent, not zero.
First-time ninth graders on track (2021-2022): 75.59%. DDOE Student On-Track in 9th Grade (Delaware School Success Framework): first-time ninth graders who earned credit in at least four of the five core subjects (English, math, science, social studies, world language).
First-time ninth graders on track (2022-2023): 80.39%. DDOE Student On-Track in 9th Grade (Delaware School Success Framework): first-time ninth graders who earned credit in at least four of the five core subjects (English, math, science, social studies, world language).
First-time ninth graders on track (2023-2024): 67.43%. DDOE Student On-Track in 9th Grade (Delaware School Success Framework): first-time ninth graders who earned credit in at least four of the five core subjects (English, math, science, social studies, world language).
First-time ninth graders on track (2024-2025): 82.76%. DDOE Student On-Track in 9th Grade (Delaware School Success Framework): first-time ninth graders who earned credit in at least four of the five core subjects (English, math, science, social studies, world language).
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11 (2023-2024): 41.38%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11 (2024-2025): 45.45%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11 (2025-2026): 43.62%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11: low-income students (2025-2026): 33.33%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. Low-income students only, as DDOE defines the group. It is DDOE's own figure for the group, not a comparison between groups. A redacted result is absent, not zero.
SAT math proficiency, grade 11 (2023-2024): 6.9%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in math. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT math proficiency, grade 11 (2024-2025): 9.09%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in math. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT math proficiency, grade 11 (2025-2026): 6.38%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in math. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Average years of experience: classroom teachers (2024-2025): 9 years. DDOE Educator Average Salary: average years of experience in education of full-time staff in the position.
Average salary: all staff (2021-2022): $57,071.88. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2022-2023): $59,988.50. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2023-2024): $61,424.32. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2024-2025): $65,769.85. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2021-2022): $56,447.28. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2022-2023): $60,212.89. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2023-2024): $62,618.21. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2024-2025): $67,246.56. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2021-2022): 53.8 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2022-2023): 48.8 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2023-2024): 41.8 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2024-2025): 49.8 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2025-2026): 45.8 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2021-2022): 27 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2022-2023): 24 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2023-2024): 20 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2024-2025): 24 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2025-2026): 25 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
English learners (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 6.77%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students from low-income households (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 20.54%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students with disabilities (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 18.06%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
African American students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 32.28%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
Asian American students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 2.03%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
Hispanic or Latino students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 11.74%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
Multiracial students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 3.39%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
White students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 49.89%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.

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