New Castle County schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 20 schools in New Castle County, Delaware with reported Science scores. Delaware state average: 24.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 52.6% | +28.4pp |
| 2 | Conrad Schools of Science Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 44.9% | +20.7pp |
| 3 | Odessa High School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | High | 36.0% | +11.8pp |
| 4 | Appoquinimink High School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | High | 33.6% | +9.4pp |
| 5 | Concord High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 31.9% | +7.7pp |
| 6 | St. Georges Technical High School Middletown · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 28.1% | +3.9pp |
| 7 | Brandywine High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 27.7% | +3.5pp |
| 8 | Mount Pleasant High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 26.2% | +2.0pp |
| 9 | Delcastle Technical High School Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 25.9% | +1.7pp |
| 10 | Middletown High School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | High | 25.6% | +1.4pp |
| 11 | Christiana High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 19.2% | -5.0pp |
| 12 | Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School Newark · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 17.6% | -6.6pp |
| 13 | Penn (William) High School New Castle · Colonial School District | High | 17.3% | -6.9pp |
| 14 | Newark High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 13.7% | -10.5pp |
| 15 | Dickinson (John) School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 12.5% | -11.7pp |
| 16 | McKean (Thomas) High School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 11.7% | -12.5pp |
| 17 | duPont (Alexis I.) High School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 9.4% | -14.8pp |
| 18 | Howard High School of Technology Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 9.0% | -15.2pp |
| 19 | Freire Charter School Wilmington · Freire Charter School Wilmington | High | 7.2% | -17.0pp |
| 20 | Glasgow High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 6.3% | -17.9pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the DeSSA + SBAC % Proficient threshold on the latest available DeSSA + SBAC Science test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in New Castle County, Delaware with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Delaware statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Delaware ranking.