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New Castle County schools ranked by test score

Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 104 schools in New Castle County, Delaware with reported Social Studies scores. Delaware state average: 41.7%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
51Mount Pleasant High School
Wilmington · Brandywine School District
High37.2%-4.5pp
52Pleasantville Elementary School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Elementary36.8%-4.9pp
53Richey Elementary School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Elementary36.8%-4.9pp
54Bedford (Gunning) Middle School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Middle36.2%-5.5pp
55Lombardy Elementary School
Wilmington · Brandywine School District
Elementary35.7%-6.0pp
56McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School
Newark · Christina School District
Elementary35.0%-6.7pp
57Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School
Newark · Christina School District
Elementary34.7%-7.0pp
58Castle Hills Elementary School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Elementary34.6%-7.1pp
59Charter School of New Castle
New Castle · Charter School of New Castle
Elementary34.6%-7.1pp
60Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School
Newark · Christina School District
Elementary34.5%-7.2pp
61Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School
Newark · Christina School District
Elementary33.5%-8.2pp
62Appoquinimink High School
Middletown · Appoquinimink School District
High33.1%-8.6pp
63Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School
Newark · Christina School District
Elementary32.9%-8.8pp
64Read (George) Middle School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Middle32.2%-9.5pp
65Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Elementary32.1%-9.6pp
66Wilmington Manor Elementary School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Elementary30.6%-11.1pp
67Shue-Medill Middle School
Newark · Christina School District
Middle29.9%-11.8pp
68Concord High School
Wilmington · Brandywine School District
High29.6%-12.1pp
69East Side Charter School
Wilmington · East Side Charter School
Elementary29.2%-12.5pp
70Downie (Carrie) Elementary School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Elementary28.0%-13.7pp
71Kuumba Academy Charter School
Wilmington · Kuumba Academy Charter School
Elementary27.6%-14.1pp
72Oberle (William) Elementary School
Bear · Christina School District
Elementary27.4%-14.3pp
73Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Elementary26.1%-15.6pp
74St. Georges Technical High School
Middletown · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District
High25.8%-15.9pp
75Maple Lane Elementary School
Claymont · Brandywine School District
Elementary25.7%-16.0pp
76Academia Antonia Alonso
Newark · Academia Antonia Alonso
Elementary25.3%-16.4pp
77Kirk (George V.) Middle School
Newark · Christina School District
Middle24.4%-17.3pp
78Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Wilmington · Brandywine School District
Combined23.7%-18.0pp
79Southern Elementary School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Elementary22.9%-18.8pp
80Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Elementary22.5%-19.2pp
81Newark High School
Newark · Christina School District
High21.8%-19.9pp
82New Castle Elementary School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Elementary21.7%-20.0pp
83Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Newark · Christina School District
Middle21.2%-20.5pp
84Skyline Middle School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Middle21.1%-20.6pp
85Penn (William) High School
New Castle · Colonial School District
High20.9%-20.8pp
86Middletown High School
Middletown · Appoquinimink School District
High20.6%-21.1pp
87duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School
Greenville · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Middle19.9%-21.8pp
88McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
New Castle · Colonial School District
Middle19.6%-22.1pp
89Gateway Charter School
Wilmington · Gateway Charter School
Elementary19.4%-22.3pp
90Stanton Middle School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Middle19.4%-22.3pp
91Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School
Newark · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District
High19.0%-22.7pp
92Delcastle Technical High School
Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District
High18.9%-22.8pp
93Richardson Park Elementary School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Elementary18.9%-22.8pp
94Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School
Wilmington · Brandywine School District
Elementary18.2%-23.5pp
95Warner Elementary School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Elementary16.8%-24.9pp
96Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
Elementary16.7%-25.0pp
97The Bayard School
Wilmington · Christina School District
Elementary13.5%-28.2pp
98Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy
Wilmington · Christina School District
Elementary11.8%-29.9pp
99Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School
Wilmington · Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School
Elementary10.3%-31.4pp
100McKean (Thomas) High School
Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District
High10.1%-31.6pp

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.