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

Across New Castle County, Delaware, 55 public elementary 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 22.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

New Castle County, Delaware

Top % Proficient (Science)

64.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

22.9%

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	William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	613	48.5%
9	Linden Hill Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	532	46.2%
10	Claymont Elementary School	Claymont, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	937	46.1%
11	North Star Elementary School	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	589	45.5%
12	Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	329	44.7%
13	West Park Place Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	350	43.8%
14	Forwood Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	384	43.6%
15	Keene (William B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	408	39.0%
16	Hanby Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	520	38.5%
17	Bunker Hill Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	566	35.9%
18	Marbrook Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	465	35.7%
19	First State Montessori Academy	Wilmington, DE	First State Montessori Academy	Elementary	657	35.4%
20	Forest Oak Elementary School	Newark, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	429	32.9%
21	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	529	32.1%
22	Brick Mill Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	524	30.4%
23	Silver Lake Elementary School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Elementary	552	28.0%
24	Lancashire Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	510	26.7%
25	Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	244	26.1%
26	Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary	Bear, DE	Colonial School District	Elementary	1,052	24.2%
27	Carrcroft Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	475	23.8%
28	McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	319	22.9%
29	Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	469	22.0%
30	Heritage Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	492	21.0%
31	Oberle (William) Elementary School	Bear, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	512	20.7%
32	Downes (John R.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	346	20.3%
33	Brandywine Springs School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	941	19.8%
34	Wilmington Manor Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Elementary	291	19.2%
35	Pleasantville Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Elementary	389	19.0%
36	Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	413	18.2%
37	Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	347	18.0%
38	Lombardy Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	466	16.9%
39	Leasure (May B.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	316	16.3%
40	East Side Charter School	Wilmington, DE	East Side Charter School	Elementary	434	15.2%
41	Maple Lane Elementary School	Claymont, DE	Brandywine School District	Elementary	363	14.6%
42	Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	276	13.0%
43	Kuumba Academy Charter School	Wilmington, DE	Kuumba Academy Charter School	Elementary	594	12.8%
44	Brookside Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	260	12.5%
45	Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Elementary	436	12.3%
46	Southern Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Elementary	729	11.8%
47	Castle Hills Elementary School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Elementary	462	11.4%
48	Richey Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	382	11.1%
49	Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Elementary	310	10.9%
50	Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Elementary	324	9.4%

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