Delaware schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 103 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 41.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Run Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 74.7% | +33.0pp |
| 2 | Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School Bear · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 74.0% | +32.3pp |
| 3 | William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 73.2% | +31.5pp |
| 4 | Cedar Lane Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 71.0% | +29.3pp |
| 5 | Linden Hill Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 71.0% | +29.3pp |
| 6 | Old State Elementary School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +28.5pp |
| 7 | Major George S. Welch Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 69.2% | +27.5pp |
| 8 | North Star Elementary School Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 68.6% | +26.9pp |
| 9 | W. B. Simpson Elementary School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 67.7% | +26.0pp |
| 10 | Townsend Elementary School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 67.1% | +25.4pp |
| 11 | Claymont Elementary School Claymont · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +23.8pp |
| 12 | Southern Delaware School of the Arts Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 65.3% | +23.6pp |
| 13 | Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 64.0% | +22.3pp |
| 14 | First State Montessori Academy Wilmington · First State Montessori Academy | Elementary | 62.7% | +21.0pp |
| 15 | Lord Baltimore Elementary School Ocean View · Indian River School District | Elementary | 62.7% | +21.0pp |
| 16 | Providence Creek Academy Charter School Clayton · Providence Creek Academy Charter School | Elementary | 62.6% | +20.9pp |
| 17 | West Park Place Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 61.1% | +19.4pp |
| 18 | Lorewood Grove Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 60.7% | +19.0pp |
| 19 | Allen Frear Elementary School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 60.5% | +18.8pp |
| 20 | Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 60.4% | +18.7pp |
| 21 | Keene (William B.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +16.6pp |
| 22 | Marbrook Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +16.3pp |
| 23 | Lewes Elementary School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 57.2% | +15.5pp |
| 24 | Hanby Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 56.8% | +15.1pp |
| 25 | Forwood Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 56.6% | +14.9pp |
| 26 | Silver Lake Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 55.2% | +13.5pp |
| 27 | Rehoboth Elementary School Rehoboth Beach · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +13.3pp |
| 28 | Clayton Elementary School Clayton · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +12.4pp |
| 29 | Love Creek Elementary School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +12.4pp |
| 30 | Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +11.6pp |
| 31 | H. O. Brittingham Elementary School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 53.2% | +11.5pp |
| 32 | Heritage Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 51.4% | +9.7pp |
| 33 | Bunker Hill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 50.7% | +9.0pp |
| 34 | Downes (John R.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +8.3pp |
| 35 | Lancashire Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +8.3pp |
| 36 | Brick Mill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 49.7% | +8.0pp |
| 37 | Brandywine Springs School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 49.1% | +7.4pp |
| 38 | David E. Robinson Elementary School Wyoming · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 48.4% | +6.7pp |
| 39 | Milton Elementary School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 46.4% | +4.7pp |
| 40 | Sunnyside Elementary School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 45.5% | +3.8pp |
| 41 | Carrcroft Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 45.4% | +3.7pp |
| 42 | Clayton (John M.) Elementary School Frankford · Indian River School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +3.5pp |
| 43 | Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +3.5pp |
| 44 | Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 44.8% | +3.1pp |
| 45 | Fairview Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +2.7pp |
| 46 | Hartly Elementary School Hartly · Capital School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +2.7pp |
| 47 | Lake Forest Central Elementary School Felton · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +2.7pp |
| 48 | Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +2.7pp |
| 49 | Forest Oak Elementary School Newark · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 43.3% | +1.6pp |
| 50 | Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 42.4% | +0.7pp |
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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 Social Studies 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.