New Castle County schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 20 schools in New Castle County, Delaware with reported Social Studies scores. Delaware state average: 41.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 77.3% | +35.6pp |
| 2 | Christiana High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 54.5% | +12.8pp |
| 3 | Conrad Schools of Science Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 53.1% | +11.4pp |
| 4 | Odessa High School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | High | 45.4% | +3.7pp |
| 5 | Dickinson (John) School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 43.8% | +2.1pp |
| 6 | Brandywine High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 43.7% | +2.0pp |
| 7 | Mount Pleasant High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 37.2% | -4.5pp |
| 8 | Appoquinimink High School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | High | 33.1% | -8.6pp |
| 9 | Concord High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 29.6% | -12.1pp |
| 10 | St. Georges Technical High School Middletown · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 25.8% | -15.9pp |
| 11 | Newark High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 21.8% | -19.9pp |
| 12 | Penn (William) High School New Castle · Colonial School District | High | 20.9% | -20.8pp |
| 13 | Middletown High School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | High | 20.6% | -21.1pp |
| 14 | Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School Newark · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 19.0% | -22.7pp |
| 15 | Delcastle Technical High School Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 18.9% | -22.8pp |
| 16 | McKean (Thomas) High School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 10.1% | -31.6pp |
| 17 | Glasgow High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 9.9% | -31.8pp |
| 18 | duPont (Alexis I.) High School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 9.5% | -32.2pp |
| 19 | Freire Charter School Wilmington · Freire Charter School Wilmington | High | 9.2% | -32.5pp |
| 20 | Howard High School of Technology Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 7.3% | -34.4pp |
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 Social Studies 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.