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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Delaware

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Delaware, drawn from 108 qualifying public elementary schools. North Star Elementary School leads the list at 72.7%, against a median of 38.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

108

Delaware

Top % Proficient (Reading)

72.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

38.4%

BEST IN READING · DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	North Star Elementary School	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	589	72.7%
2	Major George S. Welch Elementary School	Dover, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	261	68.7%
3	Cedar Lane Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	634	66.0%
4	Allen Frear Elementary School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	504	66.0%
5	Linden Hill Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	532	65.0%
6	Love Creek Elementary School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	631	64.1%
7	First State Montessori Academy	Wilmington, DE	First State Montessori Academy	Elementary	657	63.5%
8	W. B. Simpson Elementary School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	465	63.3%
9	Lewes Elementary School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	620	62.9%
10	Rehoboth Elementary School	Rehoboth Beach, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	557	62.6%
11	William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	613	62.3%
12	Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	499	60.9%
13	Lord Baltimore Elementary School	Ocean View, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	557	60.6%
14	Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	271	60.3%
15	Hanby Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	520	60.2%
16	Claymont Elementary School	Claymont, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	937	60.1%
17	Crystal Run Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	427	59.8%
18	Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	329	59.6%
19	Southern Delaware School of the Arts	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	Elementary	404	59.6%
20	West Park Place Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	350	58.5%
21	Townsend Elementary School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	435	58.0%
22	Lancashire Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	510	54.9%
23	Providence Creek Academy Charter School	Clayton, DE	Providence Creek Academy Charter School	Elementary	769	54.1%
24	Old State Elementary School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	765	53.8%
25	Sunnyside Elementary School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Elementary	507	52.1%
26	Lake Forest North Elementary School	Felton, DE	Lake Forest School District	Elementary	424	51.3%
27	Lombardy Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	466	50.7%
28	Milton Elementary School	Milton, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	582	49.7%
29	Clayton Elementary School	Clayton, DE	Smyrna School District	Elementary	487	49.5%
30	H. O. Brittingham Elementary School	Milton, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Elementary	506	48.4%
31	Lorewood Grove Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	492	48.3%
32	David E. Robinson Elementary School	Wyoming, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	514	47.6%
33	Marbrook Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	465	47.4%
34	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	529	47.3%
35	Forwood Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	384	47.1%
36	Silver Lake Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	552	46.8%
37	Brandywine Springs School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	941	46.1%
38	Seaford Central Elementary School	Seaford, DE	Seaford School District	Elementary	473	45.8%
39	Heritage Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	492	45.4%
40	Frederick Douglass Elementary School	Seaford, DE	Seaford School District	Elementary	456	45.2%
41	Lake Forest Central Elementary School	Felton, DE	Lake Forest School District	Elementary	604	44.6%
42	Keene (William B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	408	43.6%
43	Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School	Milford, DE	Milford School District	Elementary	693	43.6%
44	Campus Community School	Dover, DE	Campus Community School	Elementary	409	43.4%
45	Smyrna Elementary School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Elementary	420	43.3%
46	Downes (John R.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	346	42.8%
47	Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School	Dover, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Elementary	487	42.0%
48	McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	319	41.7%
49	Carrcroft Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	475	41.0%
50	Phillis Wheatley Elementary School	Bridgeville, DE	Woodbridge School District	Elementary	644	40.3%

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