Delaware schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 165 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 24.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Bridgeville · Woodbridge School District | Elementary | 29.8% | +5.6pp |
| 52 | Selbyville Middle School Selbyville · Indian River School District | Middle | 29.7% | +5.5pp |
| 53 | Lewes Elementary School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 29.6% | +5.4pp |
| 54 | Moore (John Bassett) School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Middle | 29.3% | +5.1pp |
| 55 | Seaford Central Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 29.3% | +5.1pp |
| 56 | Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 28.8% | +4.6pp |
| 57 | Southern Delaware School of the Arts Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 28.2% | +4.0pp |
| 58 | St. Georges Technical High School Middletown · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 28.1% | +3.9pp |
| 59 | Silver Lake Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 28.0% | +3.8pp |
| 60 | Brandywine High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 27.7% | +3.5pp |
| 61 | Mariner Middle School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Middle | 27.7% | +3.5pp |
| 62 | Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 27.0% | +2.8pp |
| 63 | Lancashire Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 26.7% | +2.5pp |
| 64 | Mount Pleasant High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 26.2% | +2.0pp |
| 65 | Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 26.1% | +1.9pp |
| 66 | Magnolia Middle School Magnolia · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 26.0% | +1.8pp |
| 67 | Delcastle Technical High School Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 25.9% | +1.7pp |
| 68 | Middletown High School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | High | 25.6% | +1.4pp |
| 69 | East Millsboro Elementary School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Elementary | 25.5% | +1.3pp |
| 70 | Indian River High School Dagsboro · Indian River School District | High | 25.2% | +1.0pp |
| 71 | Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 25.0% | +0.8pp |
| 72 | Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary Bear · Colonial School District | Elementary | 24.2% | -0.0pp |
| 73 | Carrcroft Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -0.4pp |
| 74 | Odyssey Charter School Wilmington · Odyssey Charter School | Combined | 23.5% | -0.7pp |
| 75 | Cantwells Bridge Middle School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 23.4% | -0.8pp |
| 76 | McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 22.9% | -1.3pp |
| 77 | Woodbridge High School Greenwood · Woodbridge School District | High | 22.8% | -1.4pp |
| 78 | POLYTECH High School Woodside · POLYTECH School District | High | 22.5% | -1.7pp |
| 79 | Star Hill Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 22.5% | -1.7pp |
| 80 | Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 22.0% | -2.2pp |
| 81 | Lake Forest High School Felton · Lake Forest School District | High | 21.8% | -2.4pp |
| 82 | duPont (H.B.) Middle School Hockessin · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 21.8% | -2.4pp |
| 83 | Frederick Douglass Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 21.1% | -3.1pp |
| 84 | Heritage Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 21.0% | -3.2pp |
| 85 | Oberle (William) Elementary School Bear · Christina School District | Elementary | 20.7% | -3.5pp |
| 86 | duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 20.4% | -3.8pp |
| 87 | Downes (John R.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 20.3% | -3.9pp |
| 88 | Smyrna High School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | High | 20.1% | -4.1pp |
| 89 | Brandywine Springs School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 19.8% | -4.4pp |
| 90 | Campus Community School Dover · Campus Community School | Elementary | 19.6% | -4.6pp |
| 91 | Christiana High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 19.2% | -5.0pp |
| 92 | Wilmington Manor Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 19.2% | -5.0pp |
| 93 | Pleasantville Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 19.0% | -5.2pp |
| 94 | Redding (Louis L.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 19.0% | -5.2pp |
| 95 | North Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Elementary | 18.8% | -5.4pp |
| 96 | Long Neck Elementary School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Elementary | 18.2% | -6.0pp |
| 97 | Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 18.2% | -6.0pp |
| 98 | Delmar High School Delmar · Delmar School District | High | 18.1% | -6.1pp |
| 99 | Delmar Middle School Delmar · Delmar School District | Middle | 18.1% | -6.1pp |
| 100 | First State Military Academy Clayton · First State Military Academy | High | 17.8% | -6.4pp |
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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.