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The highest-performing public schools in science in New Castle County, Delaware

Across New Castle County, Delaware, 93 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Townsend Elementary School leads the list at 64.0%, against a median of 19.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

New Castle County, Delaware

Top % Proficient (Science)

64.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

19.8%

BEST IN SCIENCE · NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Townsend Elementary School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	435	64.0%
2	Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	271	62.2%
3	Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	499	60.2%
4	Old State Elementary School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	765	57.1%
5	Lorewood Grove Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	492	56.0%
6	Crystal Run Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	427	55.4%
7	Cedar Lane Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	634	55.2%
8	Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	High	941	52.6%
9	William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	613	48.5%
10	Linden Hill Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	532	46.2%
11	Claymont Elementary School	Claymont, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	937	46.1%
12	North Star Elementary School	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	589	45.5%
13	Conrad Schools of Science	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	High	1,164	44.9%
14	Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	329	44.7%
15	West Park Place Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	350	43.8%
16	Forwood Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	384	43.6%
17	Keene (William B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	408	39.0%
18	Hanby Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	520	38.5%
19	Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	935	37.3%
20	Odessa High School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	High	1,254	36.0%
21	Bunker Hill Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	566	35.9%
22	Marbrook Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	465	35.7%
23	First State Montessori Academy	Wilmington, DE	First State Montessori Academy	Elementary	657	35.4%
24	Appoquinimink High School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	High	1,357	33.6%
25	Forest Oak Elementary School	Newark, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	429	32.9%
26	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	529	32.1%
27	Concord High School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	High	994	31.9%
28	Brick Mill Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	524	30.4%
29	St. Georges Technical High School	Middletown, DE	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	High	1,198	28.1%
30	Silver Lake Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	552	28.0%
31	Brandywine High School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	High	897	27.7%
32	Lancashire Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	510	26.7%
33	Mount Pleasant High School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	High	1,084	26.2%
34	Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	244	26.1%
35	Delcastle Technical High School	Wilmington, DE	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	High	1,605	25.9%
36	Middletown High School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	High	1,231	25.6%
37	Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary	Bear, DE	Colonial School District	Elementary	1,052	24.2%
38	Carrcroft Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	475	23.8%
39	Cantwells Bridge Middle School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	852	23.4%
40	McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	319	22.9%
41	Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	469	22.0%
42	duPont (H.B.) Middle School	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	764	21.8%
43	Heritage Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	492	21.0%
44	Oberle (William) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	512	20.7%
45	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Middle	730	20.4%
46	Downes (John R.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	346	20.3%
47	Brandywine Springs School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	941	19.8%
48	Christiana High School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	High	1,425	19.2%
49	Wilmington Manor Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Elementary	291	19.2%
50	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	451	19.0%

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