New Castle County schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 17 schools in New Castle County, Delaware with reported Social Studies scores. Delaware state average: 41.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 73.2% | +31.5pp |
| 2 | duPont (H.B.) Middle School Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 59.3% | +17.6pp |
| 3 | Cantwells Bridge Middle School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 55.8% | +14.1pp |
| 4 | Meredith (Everett) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 52.1% | +10.4pp |
| 5 | Springer Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 45.5% | +3.8pp |
| 6 | duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 44.9% | +3.2pp |
| 7 | Talley Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 41.1% | -0.6pp |
| 8 | Redding (Louis L.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 39.0% | -2.7pp |
| 9 | Bedford (Gunning) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 36.2% | -5.5pp |
| 10 | Read (George) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 32.2% | -9.5pp |
| 11 | Shue-Medill Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 29.9% | -11.8pp |
| 12 | Kirk (George V.) Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 24.4% | -17.3pp |
| 13 | Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 21.2% | -20.5pp |
| 14 | Skyline Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 21.1% | -20.6pp |
| 15 | duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School Greenville · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 19.9% | -21.8pp |
| 16 | McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 19.6% | -22.1pp |
| 17 | Stanton Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 19.4% | -22.3pp |
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.