Delaware schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 86 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 24.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Townsend Elementary School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 64.0% | +39.8pp |
| 2 | Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 62.2% | +38.0pp |
| 3 | Major George S. Welch Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 60.9% | +36.7pp |
| 4 | Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School Bear · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 60.2% | +36.0pp |
| 5 | Old State Elementary School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 57.1% | +32.9pp |
| 6 | Lorewood Grove Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 56.0% | +31.8pp |
| 7 | Crystal Run Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 55.4% | +31.2pp |
| 8 | Cedar Lane Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 55.2% | +31.0pp |
| 9 | William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 48.5% | +24.3pp |
| 10 | Love Creek Elementary School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 47.7% | +23.5pp |
| 11 | W. B. Simpson Elementary School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 47.4% | +23.2pp |
| 12 | Linden Hill Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 46.2% | +22.0pp |
| 13 | Claymont Elementary School Claymont · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 46.1% | +21.9pp |
| 14 | North Star Elementary School Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 45.5% | +21.3pp |
| 15 | Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 44.7% | +20.5pp |
| 16 | West Park Place Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 43.8% | +19.6pp |
| 17 | Forwood Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 43.6% | +19.4pp |
| 18 | H. O. Brittingham Elementary School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 43.5% | +19.3pp |
| 19 | Rehoboth Elementary School Rehoboth Beach · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 43.0% | +18.8pp |
| 20 | David E. Robinson Elementary School Wyoming · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 42.6% | +18.4pp |
| 21 | Lord Baltimore Elementary School Ocean View · Indian River School District | Elementary | 40.2% | +16.0pp |
| 22 | Keene (William B.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 39.0% | +14.8pp |
| 23 | Hanby Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 38.5% | +14.3pp |
| 24 | Allen Frear Elementary School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 37.9% | +13.7pp |
| 25 | Bunker Hill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 35.9% | +11.7pp |
| 26 | Marbrook Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 35.7% | +11.5pp |
| 27 | First State Montessori Academy Wilmington · First State Montessori Academy | Elementary | 35.4% | +11.2pp |
| 28 | W. Reily Brown Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 34.3% | +10.1pp |
| 29 | Forest Oak Elementary School Newark · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 32.9% | +8.7pp |
| 30 | Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 32.1% | +7.9pp |
| 31 | Providence Creek Academy Charter School Clayton · Providence Creek Academy Charter School | Elementary | 31.9% | +7.7pp |
| 32 | Lake Forest Central Elementary School Felton · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 31.5% | +7.3pp |
| 33 | Milton Elementary School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 30.5% | +6.3pp |
| 34 | Brick Mill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 30.4% | +6.2pp |
| 35 | Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Bridgeville · Woodbridge School District | Elementary | 29.8% | +5.6pp |
| 36 | Lewes Elementary School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 29.6% | +5.4pp |
| 37 | Seaford Central Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 29.3% | +5.1pp |
| 38 | Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 28.8% | +4.6pp |
| 39 | Southern Delaware School of the Arts Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 28.2% | +4.0pp |
| 40 | Silver Lake Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 28.0% | +3.8pp |
| 41 | Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 27.0% | +2.8pp |
| 42 | Lancashire Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 26.7% | +2.5pp |
| 43 | Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 26.1% | +1.9pp |
| 44 | East Millsboro Elementary School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Elementary | 25.5% | +1.3pp |
| 45 | Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 25.0% | +0.8pp |
| 46 | Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary Bear · Colonial School District | Elementary | 24.2% | -0.0pp |
| 47 | Carrcroft Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -0.4pp |
| 48 | McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 22.9% | -1.3pp |
| 49 | Star Hill Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 22.5% | -1.7pp |
| 50 | Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 22.0% | -2.2pp |
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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 Science 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.