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The highest-performing public middle schools in science in Delaware

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in science in Delaware, drawn from 38 qualifying public middle schools. Frederick D Thomas Middle School leads the list at 39.1%, against a median of 14.1% 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

Delaware

Top % Proficient (Science)

39.1%

Median % Proficient (Science)

14.1%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Frederick D Thomas Middle School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	451	39.1%
2	Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	935	37.3%
3	Beacon Middle School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	427	32.6%
4	Clayton Intermediate School	Clayton, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	490	31.0%
5	Selbyville Middle School	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	770	29.7%
6	Moore (John Bassett) School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	638	29.3%
7	Mariner Middle School	Milton, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	552	27.7%
8	Magnolia Middle School	Magnolia, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	460	26.0%
9	Cantwells Bridge Middle School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	852	23.4%
10	duPont (H.B.) Middle School	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	764	21.8%
11	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Middle	730	20.4%
12	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	451	19.0%
13	Delmar Middle School	Delmar, DE	Delmar School District	Middle	732	18.1%
14	Fred Fifer III Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	839	17.7%
15	Meredith (Everett) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	867	16.8%
16	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	861	16.8%
17	Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	Harrington, DE	Lake Forest School District	Middle	905	16.6%
18	F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	647	16.1%
19	William Henry Middle School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	432	15.2%
20	Springer Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Middle	776	13.0%
21	Talley Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Middle	900	12.6%
22	Woodbridge Middle School	Bridgeville, DE	Woodbridge School District	Middle	596	12.6%
23	Smyrna Middle School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	1,011	11.6%
24	Millsboro Middle School	Millsboro, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	726	11.2%
25	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Middle	681	10.5%
26	Middle School of Excellence	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	608	10.3%
27	Seaford Middle School	Seaford, DE	Seaford School District	Middle	800	10.0%
28	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	Middle	373	9.4%
29	Milford Central Academy	Milford, DE	Milford School District	Middle	1,013	9.1%
30	Shue-Medill Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Middle	763	8.1%
31	Kirk (George V.) Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Middle	612	7.0%
32	Middle School of Innovation	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	690	6.8%
33	duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School	Greenville, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	455	6.0%
34	Read (George) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Middle	662	5.0%
35	Bedford (Gunning) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Middle	846	4.7%
36	Skyline Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	408	3.5%
37	McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Middle	615	3.0%
38	Stanton Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	558	2.3%

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