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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · DELAWARE

Delaware schools on the rise

Delaware public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+141%
Ennis (Howard T.) School
Range
+10% to +141%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 DE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Ennis (Howard T.) SchoolGEORGETOWNIndian River School District141340141%
Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyWILMINGTONChristina School District286616115%
ASPIRA DelawareNEWARKLas Americas Aspira Academy6921,471113%
Christiana High SchoolNEWARKChristina School District7161,42599.0%
The Bayard SchoolWILMINGTONChristina School District29857191.6%
John S. Charlton SchoolCAMDENCaesar Rodney School District22342490.1%
Academia Antonia AlonsoNEWARKAcademia Antonia Alonso49491084.2%
The Colwyck CenterNEW CASTLEColonial School District12322280.5%
Academy Of Dover Charter SchoolDOVERAcademy of Dover Charter School27044364.1%
Sussex ConsortiumLEWESCape Henlopen School District27243961.4%
First State Military AcademyCLAYTONFirst State Military Academy27143359.8%
Sussex AcademyGEORGETOWNSussex Academy7591,18255.7%
First State Montessori AcademyWILMINGTONFirst State Montessori Academy43465751.4%
Moore (John Bassett) SchoolSMYRNASmyrna School District43963845.3%
Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary SchoolMILFORDMilford School District49069341.4%
Laurel Senior High SchoolLAURELLaurel School District54075339.4%
Early College School at Del StateDOVEREarly College High School at Del State42058338.8%
Odyssey Charter SchoolWILMINGTONOdyssey Charter School1,6622,28637.5%
Newark Charter SchoolNEWARKNewark Charter School2,3543,10932.1%
Milton Elementary SchoolMILTONCape Henlopen School District44458231.1%
Cape Henlopen High SchoolLEWESCape Henlopen School District1,4541,88929.9%
Towne Point Elementary SchoolDOVERCapital School District27034126.3%
Dickinson (John) SchoolWILMINGTONRed Clay Consolidated School District8141,02726.2%
Brandywine High SchoolWILMINGTONBrandywine School District72089724.6%
Sussex Central High SchoolGEORGETOWNIndian River School District1,6152,01224.6%
Seaford Senior High SchoolSEAFORDSeaford School District79596020.8%
Glasgow High SchoolNEWARKChristina School District75290820.7%
Milford Senior High SchoolMILFORDMilford School District1,0541,27120.6%
H. O. Brittingham Elementary SchoolMILTONCape Henlopen School District42050620.5%
MOT Charter SchoolMIDDLETOWNMOT Charter School1,1731,40719.9%
Morris (Evelyn I.) Early ChildhoodLINCOLNMilford School District36743819.3%
Rehoboth Elementary SchoolREHOBOTH BEACHCape Henlopen School District46855719.0%
Smyrna High SchoolSMYRNASmyrna School District1,4961,77718.8%
Lewes Elementary SchoolLEWESCape Henlopen School District52962017.2%
Old State Elementary SchoolTOWNSENDAppoquinimink School District65776516.4%
Christina Early Education CenterNEWARKChristina School District31336215.7%
Lake Forest East Elementary SchoolFREDERICALake Forest School District30635315.4%
Freire Charter SchoolWILMINGTONFreire Charter School Wilmington35340615.0%
Major George S. Welch Elementary SchoolDOVERCaesar Rodney School District22726115.0%
Georgetown Middle SchoolGEORGETOWNIndian River School District75086114.8%
Caesar Rodney High SchoolCAMDENCaesar Rodney School District1,9682,25414.5%
Indian River High SchoolDAGSBOROIndian River School District9391,07314.3%
Talley Middle SchoolWILMINGTONBrandywine School District79790012.9%
Claymont Elementary SchoolCLAYMONTBrandywine School District83393712.5%
Appoquinimink PreSchool CenterMIDDLETOWNAppoquinimink School District13415011.9%
Gateway Charter SchoolWILMINGTONGateway Charter School18921111.6%
McKean (Thomas) High SchoolWILMINGTONRed Clay Consolidated School District82592011.5%
Providence Creek Academy Charter SchoolCLAYTONProvidence Creek Academy Charter School69076911.4%
Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary SchoolWILMINGTONRed Clay Consolidated School District49754910.5%
Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolDOVERCaesar Rodney School District44148710.4%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-de.csv

How this list was built

Every Delaware public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Delawarefamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "Delaware schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/delaware
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