Delaware schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 108 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 41.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Star Elementary School Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 72.7% | +31.3pp |
| 2 | Major George S. Welch Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 68.7% | +27.3pp |
| 3 | Allen Frear Elementary School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +24.6pp |
| 4 | Cedar Lane Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +24.6pp |
| 5 | Linden Hill Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 65.0% | +23.6pp |
| 6 | Love Creek Elementary School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +22.7pp |
| 7 | First State Montessori Academy Wilmington · First State Montessori Academy | Elementary | 63.5% | +22.1pp |
| 8 | W. B. Simpson Elementary School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +21.9pp |
| 9 | Lewes Elementary School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 62.9% | +21.5pp |
| 10 | Rehoboth Elementary School Rehoboth Beach · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 62.6% | +21.2pp |
| 11 | William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 62.3% | +20.9pp |
| 12 | Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School Bear · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 60.9% | +19.5pp |
| 13 | Lord Baltimore Elementary School Ocean View · Indian River School District | Elementary | 60.6% | +19.2pp |
| 14 | Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +18.9pp |
| 15 | Hanby Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 60.2% | +18.8pp |
| 16 | Claymont Elementary School Claymont · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 60.1% | +18.7pp |
| 17 | Crystal Run Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +18.4pp |
| 18 | Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +18.2pp |
| 19 | Southern Delaware School of the Arts Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +18.2pp |
| 20 | West Park Place Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 58.5% | +17.1pp |
| 21 | Townsend Elementary School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +16.6pp |
| 22 | Lancashire Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 54.9% | +13.5pp |
| 23 | Providence Creek Academy Charter School Clayton · Providence Creek Academy Charter School | Elementary | 54.1% | +12.7pp |
| 24 | Old State Elementary School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 53.8% | +12.4pp |
| 25 | Sunnyside Elementary School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 52.1% | +10.7pp |
| 26 | Lake Forest North Elementary School Felton · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 51.3% | +9.9pp |
| 27 | Lombardy Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 50.7% | +9.3pp |
| 28 | Milton Elementary School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 49.7% | +8.3pp |
| 29 | Clayton Elementary School Clayton · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 49.5% | +8.1pp |
| 30 | H. O. Brittingham Elementary School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 48.4% | +7.0pp |
| 31 | Lorewood Grove Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 48.3% | +6.9pp |
| 32 | David E. Robinson Elementary School Wyoming · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 47.6% | +6.2pp |
| 33 | Marbrook Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 47.4% | +6.0pp |
| 34 | Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 47.3% | +5.9pp |
| 35 | Forwood Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 47.1% | +5.7pp |
| 36 | Silver Lake Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 46.8% | +5.4pp |
| 37 | Brandywine Springs School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 46.1% | +4.7pp |
| 38 | Seaford Central Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 45.8% | +4.4pp |
| 39 | Heritage Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 45.4% | +4.0pp |
| 40 | Frederick Douglass Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +3.8pp |
| 41 | Lake Forest Central Elementary School Felton · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 44.6% | +3.2pp |
| 42 | Keene (William B.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 43.6% | +2.2pp |
| 43 | Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 43.6% | +2.2pp |
| 44 | Campus Community School Dover · Campus Community School | Elementary | 43.4% | +2.0pp |
| 45 | Smyrna Elementary School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 43.3% | +1.9pp |
| 46 | Downes (John R.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 42.8% | +1.4pp |
| 47 | Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 42.0% | +0.6pp |
| 48 | McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 41.7% | +0.3pp |
| 49 | Carrcroft Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -0.4pp |
| 50 | Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Bridgeville · Woodbridge School District | Elementary | 40.3% | -1.1pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Delaware, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.