New Castle County schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 17 schools in New Castle County, Delaware with reported English Language Arts scores. Delaware state average: 41.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 67.2% | +25.8pp |
| 2 | duPont (H.B.) Middle School Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 58.4% | +17.0pp |
| 3 | Cantwells Bridge Middle School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 49.5% | +8.1pp |
| 4 | Meredith (Everett) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 47.8% | +6.4pp |
| 5 | Springer Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 46.4% | +5.0pp |
| 6 | Talley Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 41.8% | +0.4pp |
| 7 | duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 40.2% | -1.2pp |
| 8 | Redding (Louis L.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 34.3% | -7.1pp |
| 9 | Shue-Medill Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 32.8% | -8.6pp |
| 10 | Bedford (Gunning) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 27.5% | -13.9pp |
| 11 | Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 24.4% | -17.0pp |
| 12 | Kirk (George V.) Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 22.9% | -18.5pp |
| 13 | Read (George) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 22.8% | -18.6pp |
| 14 | duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School Greenville · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 19.7% | -21.7pp |
| 15 | Skyline Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 19.1% | -22.3pp |
| 16 | Stanton Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 18.8% | -22.6pp |
| 17 | McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 13.5% | -27.9pp |
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 English Language Arts 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.