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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 39.7% | -1.7pp |
| 52 | Hartly Elementary School Hartly · Capital School District | Elementary | 39.2% | -2.2pp |
| 53 | Clayton (John M.) Elementary School Frankford · Indian River School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -2.4pp |
| 54 | Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 38.6% | -2.8pp |
| 55 | Brookside Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -3.3pp |
| 56 | North Smyrna Elementary School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -3.3pp |
| 57 | Forest Oak Elementary School Newark · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 37.7% | -3.7pp |
| 58 | Booker T. Washington Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -4.5pp |
| 59 | Charter School of New Castle New Castle · Charter School of New Castle | Elementary | 36.0% | -5.4pp |
| 60 | Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -5.5pp |
| 61 | Brick Mill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 35.8% | -5.6pp |
| 62 | Lake Forest East Elementary School Frederica · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -6.0pp |
| 63 | Bunker Hill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 35.0% | -6.4pp |
| 64 | Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -6.6pp |
| 65 | Fairview Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -7.4pp |
| 66 | Leasure (May B.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -7.6pp |
| 67 | Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -8.1pp |
| 68 | Long Neck Elementary School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -8.4pp |
| 69 | Lake Forest South Elementary School Harrington · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 32.7% | -8.7pp |
| 70 | W. Reily Brown Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 32.5% | -8.9pp |
| 71 | Academy Of Dover Charter School Dover · Academy of Dover Charter School | Elementary | 32.4% | -9.0pp |
| 72 | Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 32.2% | -9.2pp |
| 73 | East Millsboro Elementary School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Elementary | 32.1% | -9.3pp |
| 74 | Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary Bear · Colonial School District | Elementary | 30.9% | -10.5pp |
| 75 | Richey Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -11.5pp |
| 76 | East Side Charter School Wilmington · East Side Charter School | Elementary | 27.9% | -13.5pp |
| 77 | Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 27.5% | -13.9pp |
| 78 | Wilmington Manor Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 27.5% | -13.9pp |
| 79 | Castle Hills Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 27.4% | -14.0pp |
| 80 | Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 27.4% | -14.0pp |
| 81 | North Dover Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 27.2% | -14.2pp |
| 82 | Oberle (William) Elementary School Bear · Christina School District | Elementary | 27.2% | -14.2pp |
| 83 | Kuumba Academy Charter School Wilmington · Kuumba Academy Charter School | Elementary | 26.2% | -15.2pp |
| 84 | Mispillion Elementary Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 26.0% | -15.4pp |
| 85 | Maple Lane Elementary School Claymont · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 25.7% | -15.7pp |
| 86 | Towne Point Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 25.6% | -15.8pp |
| 87 | Laurel Elementary School Laurel · Laurel School District | Elementary | 25.5% | -15.9pp |
| 88 | Star Hill Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -16.4pp |
| 89 | Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 24.7% | -16.7pp |
| 90 | Pleasantville Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 24.7% | -16.7pp |
| 91 | Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 24.0% | -17.4pp |
| 92 | North Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Elementary | 22.7% | -18.7pp |
| 93 | New Castle Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 22.3% | -19.1pp |
| 94 | Academia Antonia Alonso Newark · Academia Antonia Alonso | Elementary | 22.2% | -19.2pp |
| 95 | Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 22.2% | -19.2pp |
| 96 | East Dover Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 21.7% | -19.7pp |
| 97 | South Dover Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 21.4% | -20.0pp |
| 98 | Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 20.7% | -20.7pp |
| 99 | Southern Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 20.3% | -21.1pp |
| 100 | Sussex Montessori School Seaford · Sussex Montessori School | Elementary | 17.3% | -24.1pp |
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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.