English Language Arts
38.1%
State avg 41.4%
District avg 34.0%
County avg 41.3%
+2.7pp since 2023-24
District avg 34.0%
County avg 41.3%
+2.7pp since 2023-24
Test scores
See how it ranks: all Delaware schools by score · New Castle County schools by score
DeSSA + Smarter Balanced, SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. % Proficient.Mathematics
30.2%
State avg 34.0%
District avg 27.5%
County avg 33.9%
-1.3pp since 2023-24
District avg 27.5%
County avg 33.9%
-1.3pp since 2023-24
Science
12.5%
State avg 24.2%
District avg 17.3%
County avg 25.4%
-0.5pp since 2023-24
District avg 17.3%
County avg 25.4%
-0.5pp since 2023-24
Social Studies
41.9%
State avg 41.7%
District avg 32.5%
County avg 42.7%
District avg 32.5%
County avg 42.7%
By grade, SY 2024-25
School score vs state average per tested grade.| Grade | English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | |
| Grade ALL | 38.1% | 41.4% | 139 | 30.2% | 34.0% | 149 | 12.5% | 24.2% | 48 | 41.9% | 41.7% | 86 |
2-year history
All grades, all students. Brookside Delaware avgEnglish Language Arts
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 38.1% | 34.0% | 41.3% | 41.4% |
| SY 2023-24 | 35.4% | 33.0% | 40.0% | 40.4% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 30.2% | 27.5% | 33.9% | 34.0% |
| SY 2023-24 | 31.5% | 26.9% | 32.6% | 32.7% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 12.5% | 17.3% | 25.4% | 24.2% |
| SY 2023-24 | 13.0% | 16.7% | 22.7% | 20.7% |
Social Studies
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 41.9% | 32.5% | 42.7% | 41.7% |
| SY 2023-24 | N/A | 16.9% | 30.1% | 28.6% |
How to read these scores
What is DeSSA + Smarter Balanced?
DeSSA + Smarter Balanced is the statewide standardized test administered by Delaware public schools.
What does "% Proficient" mean?
It is the share of students at the school who performed at grade level or above on the test, summed across the top two of four performance levels. A higher number is better.
What does 38.1% mean for English Language Arts at Brookside Elementary School?
It means about 38.1 percent of students tested at Brookside Elementary School performed at grade level or above on the DeSSA + Smarter Balanced English Language Arts test in 2024-25. The statewide average for Delaware that year was 41.4%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Delaware, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Delaware Department of Education, Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) for Science/Social Studies + Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment for ELA/Math. School-level All Students subgroup from the Delaware Open Data Portal (Socrata, dataset `ms6b-mt82`). Headline metric is the cumulative "% Proficient" rate (top 2 of 4 levels).
How often is it updated?
DeSSA + Smarter Balanced is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.