Delaware schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 158 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 41.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 47.3% | +5.9pp |
| 52 | Forwood Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 47.1% | +5.7pp |
| 53 | Silver Lake Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 46.8% | +5.4pp |
| 54 | Odyssey Charter School Wilmington · Odyssey Charter School | Combined | 46.6% | +5.2pp |
| 55 | Springer Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 46.4% | +5.0pp |
| 56 | Brandywine Springs School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 46.1% | +4.7pp |
| 57 | Seaford Central Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 45.8% | +4.4pp |
| 58 | Heritage Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 45.4% | +4.0pp |
| 59 | Frederick Douglass Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +3.8pp |
| 60 | Fred Fifer III Middle School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 45.0% | +3.6pp |
| 61 | Lake Forest Central Elementary School Felton · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 44.6% | +3.2pp |
| 62 | Keene (William B.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 43.6% | +2.2pp |
| 63 | Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 43.6% | +2.2pp |
| 64 | Campus Community School Dover · Campus Community School | Elementary | 43.4% | +2.0pp |
| 65 | Smyrna Elementary School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 43.3% | +1.9pp |
| 66 | Downes (John R.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 42.8% | +1.4pp |
| 67 | Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 42.0% | +0.6pp |
| 68 | Talley Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 41.8% | +0.4pp |
| 69 | McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 41.7% | +0.3pp |
| 70 | Mariner Middle School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Middle | 41.2% | -0.2pp |
| 71 | Carrcroft Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -0.4pp |
| 72 | F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 40.8% | -0.6pp |
| 73 | Laurel Middle School Laurel · Laurel School District | Middle | 40.6% | -0.8pp |
| 74 | Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Bridgeville · Woodbridge School District | Elementary | 40.3% | -1.1pp |
| 75 | duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 40.2% | -1.2pp |
| 76 | Moore (John Bassett) School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Middle | 40.0% | -1.4pp |
| 77 | Georgetown Middle School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Middle | 39.8% | -1.6pp |
| 78 | Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 39.7% | -1.7pp |
| 79 | Hartly Elementary School Hartly · Capital School District | Elementary | 39.2% | -2.2pp |
| 80 | Clayton (John M.) Elementary School Frankford · Indian River School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -2.4pp |
| 81 | Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 38.6% | -2.8pp |
| 82 | Brookside Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -3.3pp |
| 83 | North Smyrna Elementary School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -3.3pp |
| 84 | Chipman (W.T.) Middle School Harrington · Lake Forest School District | Middle | 37.9% | -3.5pp |
| 85 | Delmar Middle School Delmar · Delmar School District | Middle | 37.8% | -3.6pp |
| 86 | Forest Oak Elementary School Newark · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 37.7% | -3.7pp |
| 87 | Smyrna Middle School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Middle | 37.7% | -3.7pp |
| 88 | Booker T. Washington Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -4.5pp |
| 89 | Charter School of New Castle New Castle · Charter School of New Castle | Elementary | 36.0% | -5.4pp |
| 90 | Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -5.5pp |
| 91 | Brick Mill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 35.8% | -5.6pp |
| 92 | Mount Pleasant Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Combined | 35.6% | -5.8pp |
| 93 | Lake Forest East Elementary School Frederica · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -6.0pp |
| 94 | Bunker Hill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 35.0% | -6.4pp |
| 95 | Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -6.6pp |
| 96 | Seaford Middle School Seaford · Seaford School District | Middle | 34.6% | -6.8pp |
| 97 | ASPIRA Delaware Newark · Las Americas Aspira Academy | Combined | 34.4% | -7.0pp |
| 98 | Redding (Louis L.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 34.3% | -7.1pp |
| 99 | Fairview Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -7.4pp |
| 100 | Leasure (May B.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -7.6pp |
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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.