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

30 public schools in Sussex 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. Beacon Middle School leads the list at 71.1%, against a median of 40.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sussex County, Delaware

Top % Proficient (Reading)

71.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

40.5%

BEST IN READING · SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Beacon Middle School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	427	71.1%	no change
2	Frederick D Thomas Middle School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	451	66.9%	—
3	Love Creek Elementary School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	631	64.1%	▲ 2
4	Lewes Elementary School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	620	62.9%	no change
5	Rehoboth Elementary School	Rehoboth Beach, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	557	62.6%	▼ 2
6	Lord Baltimore Elementary School	Ocean View, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	557	60.6%	▲ 1
7	Southern Delaware School of the Arts	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	404	59.6%	▼ 1
8	Selbyville Middle School	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	770	57.3%	no change
9	Milton Elementary School	Milton, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	582	49.7%	▲ 1
10	H. O. Brittingham Elementary School	Milton, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	506	48.4%	▲ 6
11	Seaford Central Elementary School	Seaford, DE	Seaford School District	Elementary	473	45.8%	no change
12	Frederick Douglass Elementary School	Seaford, DE	Seaford School District	Elementary	456	45.2%	▼ 3
13	Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School	Milford, DE	Milford School District	Elementary	693	43.6%	▼ 1
14	Mariner Middle School	Milton, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	552	41.2%	no change
15	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	Middle	373	40.6%	▲ 10
16	Phillis Wheatley Elementary School	Bridgeville, DE	Woodbridge School District	Elementary	644	40.3%	▼ 3
17	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	861	39.8%	no change
18	Clayton (John M.) Elementary School	Frankford, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	446	39.0%	▲ 3
19	Delmar Middle School	Delmar, DE	Delmar School District	Middle	732	37.8%	▲ 5
20	Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	297	34.8%	▼ 5
21	Seaford Middle School	Seaford, DE	Seaford School District	Middle	800	34.6%	▲ 2
22	Millsboro Middle School	Millsboro, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	726	33.8%	▼ 4
23	Georgetown Elementary School	Georgetown, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	825	33.3%	▼ 3
24	Long Neck Elementary School	Millsboro, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	712	33.0%	▼ 2
25	Woodbridge Middle School	Bridgeville, DE	Woodbridge School District	Middle	596	32.5%	▲ 2
26	East Millsboro Elementary School	Millsboro, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	820	32.1%	▼ 7
27	Mispillion Elementary	Milford, DE	Milford School District	Elementary	568	26.0%	▲ 3
28	Laurel Elementary School	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	Elementary	1,145	25.5%	▲ 1
29	North Georgetown Elementary School	Georgetown, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	754	22.7%	▼ 1
30	Sussex Montessori School	Seaford, DE	Sussex Montessori School	Elementary	383	17.3%	▼ 4

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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