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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Kent County, Delaware

39 public schools in Kent County, Delaware appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Major George S. Welch Elementary School leads the list at 68.7%, against a median of 37.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kent County, Delaware

Top % Proficient (Reading)

68.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

37.9%

BEST IN READING · KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Major George S. Welch Elementary School	Dover, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	261	68.7%
2	Allen Frear Elementary School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	504	66.0%
3	W. B. Simpson Elementary School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	465	63.3%
4	Providence Creek Academy Charter School	Clayton, DE	Providence Creek Academy Charter School	Elementary	769	54.1%
5	Sunnyside Elementary School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Elementary	507	52.1%
6	Lake Forest North Elementary School	Felton, DE	Lake Forest School District	Elementary	424	51.3%
7	Magnolia Middle School	Magnolia, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	460	50.7%
8	Clayton Elementary School	Clayton, DE	Smyrna School District	Elementary	487	49.5%
9	Clayton Intermediate School	Clayton, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	490	48.4%
10	David E. Robinson Elementary School	Wyoming, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	514	47.6%
11	Fred Fifer III Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	839	45.0%
12	Lake Forest Central Elementary School	Felton, DE	Lake Forest School District	Elementary	604	44.6%
13	Campus Community School	Dover, DE	Campus Community School	Elementary	409	43.4%
14	Smyrna Elementary School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Elementary	420	43.3%
15	Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School	Dover, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	487	42.0%
16	F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	647	40.8%
17	Moore (John Bassett) School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	638	40.0%
18	Hartly Elementary School	Hartly, DE	Capital School District	Elementary	240	39.2%
19	North Smyrna Elementary School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Elementary	557	38.1%
20	Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	Harrington, DE	Lake Forest School District	Middle	905	37.9%
21	Smyrna Middle School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	1,011	37.7%
22	Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Elementary	314	36.9%
23	Lake Forest East Elementary School	Frederica, DE	Lake Forest School District	Elementary	353	35.4%
24	Fairview Elementary School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Elementary	287	34.0%
25	Lake Forest South Elementary School	Harrington, DE	Lake Forest School District	Elementary	407	32.7%
26	W. Reily Brown Elementary School	Dover, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	506	32.5%
27	Academy Of Dover Charter School	Dover, DE	Academy of Dover Charter School	Elementary	443	32.4%
28	Milford Central Academy	Milford, DE	Milford School District	Middle	1,013	31.6%
29	Early College School at Del State	Dover, DE	Early College High School at Del State	High	583	28.6%
30	Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School	Milford, DE	Milford School District	Elementary	540	27.5%
31	North Dover Elementary School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Elementary	333	27.2%
32	Towne Point Elementary School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Elementary	341	25.6%
33	Star Hill Elementary School	Dover, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	429	25.0%
34	Middle School of Excellence	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	608	23.9%
35	Middle School of Innovation	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	690	22.2%
36	East Dover Elementary School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Elementary	331	21.7%
37	South Dover Elementary School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Elementary	577	21.4%
38	William Henry Middle School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	432	21.3%
39	Positive Outcomes Charter School	Camden, DE	Positive Outcomes Charter School	High	119	17.2%

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