New Castle County schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 16 schools in New Castle County, Delaware with reported Science scores. Delaware state average: 24.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 37.3% | +13.1pp |
| 2 | Cantwells Bridge Middle School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 23.4% | -0.8pp |
| 3 | duPont (H.B.) Middle School Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 21.8% | -2.4pp |
| 4 | duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 20.4% | -3.8pp |
| 5 | Redding (Louis L.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 19.0% | -5.2pp |
| 6 | Meredith (Everett) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 16.8% | -7.4pp |
| 7 | Springer Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 13.0% | -11.2pp |
| 8 | Talley Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 12.6% | -11.6pp |
| 9 | Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 10.5% | -13.7pp |
| 10 | Shue-Medill Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 8.1% | -16.1pp |
| 11 | Kirk (George V.) Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 7.0% | -17.2pp |
| 12 | duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School Greenville · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 6.0% | -18.2pp |
| 13 | Read (George) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 5.0% | -19.2pp |
| 14 | Bedford (Gunning) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 4.7% | -19.5pp |
| 15 | Skyline Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 3.5% | -20.7pp |
| 16 | Stanton Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 2.3% | -21.9pp |
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.