Delaware schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 38 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 24.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover Air Force Base Middle School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 48.8% | +24.6pp |
| 2 | Frederick D Thomas Middle School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Middle | 39.1% | +14.9pp |
| 3 | Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 37.3% | +13.1pp |
| 4 | Beacon Middle School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Middle | 32.6% | +8.4pp |
| 5 | Clayton Intermediate School Clayton · Smyrna School District | Middle | 31.0% | +6.8pp |
| 6 | Selbyville Middle School Selbyville · Indian River School District | Middle | 29.7% | +5.5pp |
| 7 | Moore (John Bassett) School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Middle | 29.3% | +5.1pp |
| 8 | Mariner Middle School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Middle | 27.7% | +3.5pp |
| 9 | Magnolia Middle School Magnolia · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 26.0% | +1.8pp |
| 10 | Cantwells Bridge Middle School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 23.4% | -0.8pp |
| 11 | duPont (H.B.) Middle School Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 21.8% | -2.4pp |
| 12 | duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 20.4% | -3.8pp |
| 13 | Redding (Louis L.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 19.0% | -5.2pp |
| 14 | Delmar Middle School Delmar · Delmar School District | Middle | 18.1% | -6.1pp |
| 15 | Fred Fifer III Middle School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 17.7% | -6.5pp |
| 16 | Georgetown Middle School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Middle | 16.8% | -7.4pp |
| 17 | Meredith (Everett) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 16.8% | -7.4pp |
| 18 | Chipman (W.T.) Middle School Harrington · Lake Forest School District | Middle | 16.6% | -7.6pp |
| 19 | F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 16.1% | -8.1pp |
| 20 | William Henry Middle School Dover · Capital School District | Middle | 15.2% | -9.0pp |
| 21 | Springer Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 13.0% | -11.2pp |
| 22 | Talley Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 12.6% | -11.6pp |
| 23 | Woodbridge Middle School Bridgeville · Woodbridge School District | Middle | 12.6% | -11.6pp |
| 24 | Smyrna Middle School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Middle | 11.6% | -12.6pp |
| 25 | Millsboro Middle School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Middle | 11.2% | -13.0pp |
| 26 | Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 10.5% | -13.7pp |
| 27 | Middle School of Excellence Dover · Capital School District | Middle | 10.3% | -13.9pp |
| 28 | Seaford Middle School Seaford · Seaford School District | Middle | 10.0% | -14.2pp |
| 29 | Laurel Middle School Laurel · Laurel School District | Middle | 9.4% | -14.8pp |
| 30 | Milford Central Academy Milford · Milford School District | Middle | 9.1% | -15.1pp |
| 31 | Shue-Medill Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 8.1% | -16.1pp |
| 32 | Kirk (George V.) Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 7.0% | -17.2pp |
| 33 | Middle School of Innovation Dover · Capital School District | Middle | 6.8% | -17.4pp |
| 34 | duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School Greenville · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 6.0% | -18.2pp |
| 35 | Read (George) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 5.0% | -19.2pp |
| 36 | Bedford (Gunning) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 4.7% | -19.5pp |
| 37 | Skyline Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 3.5% | -20.7pp |
| 38 | Stanton Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 2.3% | -21.9pp |
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.