Summary:
POLYTECH High School is a public high school located in Woodside, Delaware, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,203 students. The school is part of the POLYTECH School District, which is ranked 5th out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
POLYTECH High School consistently ranks among the top 15-20 high schools in Delaware, with a current ranking of 13th out of 41 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is impressive, with 55.75% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.73%. In SAT/Mathematics, POLYTECH High School's 11th-grade proficiency rate of 15.68% is lower than the state average of 18.46%, but the school performs better than the state in SAT/Essay (45.62% vs. 37.13%). POLYTECH High School also outperforms the state in science and social studies assessments, with 62.5% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in DeSSA/Science and 29.12% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in DeSSA/Social Studies. The school's four-year graduation rate is an impressive 97.8%, significantly higher than the state average, and its dropout rate is low at 0.8%.
POLYTECH High School has a diverse student population, with 55.36% White, 25.02% African American, 9.31% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and multi-racial students. The school performs well in serving its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking 12th and 4th, respectively, among Delaware high schools for these subgroups. When compared to nearby schools like First State Military Academy, Smyrna High School, and Milford Senior High School, POLYTECH High School generally outperforms them in academic performance, graduation rates, and serving diverse student populations.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
POLYTECH School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
13th of 41 Delaware High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,759
Student/teacher ratio: 13.4
Number of students: 1,225
Racial breakdown:
White:
55.7%
African American:
24.3%
Hispanic:
10.1%
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Two or more races:
7.3%
Asian:
1.9%
American Indian:
0.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.8%
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