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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Delaware

112 public schools in Delaware appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Pulaski Early Education Center leads the list at -69.6%, against a median of -13.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

112

Delaware

Best Enrollment change

-69.6%

Median Enrollment change

-13.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Pulaski Early Education Center	Wilmington, DE	Christina School District	306	93	-69.6%
2	Great Oaks Charter School	Wilmington, DE	Great Oaks Charter School	448	149	-66.7%
3	North Laurel Early Learning Academy	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	682	273	-60.0%
4	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	822	373	-54.6%
5	William Henry Middle School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	925	432	-53.3%
6	Stubbs Early Education Center	Wilmington, DE	Christina School District	283	148	-47.7%
7	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	836	451	-46.1%
8	duPont (Alexis I.) High School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	999	550	-44.9%
9	Skyline Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	627	408	-34.9%
10	Keene (William B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	626	408	-34.8%
11	New Castle Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	586	383	-34.6%
12	Beacon Middle School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	645	427	-33.8%
13	Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	483	324	-32.9%
14	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	782	529	-32.4%
15	Allen Frear Elementary School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	734	504	-31.3%
16	Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	348	244	-29.9%
17	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	967	681	-29.6%
18	Smyrna Elementary School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	595	420	-29.4%
19	Leasure (May B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	447	316	-29.3%
20	Downes (John R.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	486	346	-28.8%
21	Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	258	185	-28.3%
22	Hartly Elementary School	Hartly, DE	Capital School District	332	240	-27.7%
23	Oberle (William) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Christina School District	697	512	-26.5%
24	F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	870	647	-25.6%
25	Clayton (John M.) Elementary School	Frankford, DE	Indian River School District	595	446	-25.0%
26	Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	460	347	-24.6%
27	W. B. Simpson Elementary School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	615	465	-24.4%
28	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Wilmington, DE	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	732	557	-23.9%
29	Castle Hills Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	598	462	-22.7%
30	Forest Oak Elementary School	Newark, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	554	429	-22.6%
31	Townsend Early Childhood Center	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	227	176	-22.5%
32	Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	530	413	-22.1%
33	Lake Forest North Elementary School	Felton, DE	Lake Forest School District	544	424	-22.1%
34	Middletown High School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	1,569	1,231	-21.5%
35	Stanton Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	707	558	-21.1%
36	Bedford (Gunning) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	1,067	846	-20.7%
37	Downie (Carrie) Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	408	324	-20.6%
38	Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	388	310	-20.1%
39	Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Appoquinimink School District	622	499	-19.8%
40	McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	762	615	-19.3%
41	McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	394	319	-19.0%
42	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	899	730	-18.8%
43	Appoquinimink High School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	1,652	1,357	-17.9%
44	Maple Lane Elementary School	Claymont, DE	Brandywine School District	441	363	-17.7%
45	Brookside Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	315	260	-17.5%
46	Cedar Lane Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	768	634	-17.4%
47	Concord High School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	1,182	994	-15.9%
48	Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	352	297	-15.6%
49	J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center	Magnolia, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	536	454	-15.3%
50	Lake Forest South Elementary School	Harrington, DE	Lake Forest School District	479	407	-15.0%

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