Delaware schools ranked by test score
Latest DeSSA + SBAC year (2024-25). 185 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 41.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Downes (John R.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +8.3pp |
| 52 | Lancashire Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +8.3pp |
| 53 | Brick Mill Elementary School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Elementary | 49.7% | +8.0pp |
| 54 | Brandywine Springs School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 49.1% | +7.4pp |
| 55 | Fred Fifer III Middle School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 48.8% | +7.1pp |
| 56 | David E. Robinson Elementary School Wyoming · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 48.4% | +6.7pp |
| 57 | Moore (John Bassett) School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Middle | 47.0% | +5.3pp |
| 58 | Milton Elementary School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Elementary | 46.4% | +4.7pp |
| 59 | Springer Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 45.5% | +3.8pp |
| 60 | Sunnyside Elementary School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Elementary | 45.5% | +3.8pp |
| 61 | Carrcroft Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 45.4% | +3.7pp |
| 62 | Odessa High School Townsend · Appoquinimink School District | High | 45.4% | +3.7pp |
| 63 | Delmar Middle School Delmar · Delmar School District | Middle | 45.3% | +3.6pp |
| 64 | Clayton (John M.) Elementary School Frankford · Indian River School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +3.5pp |
| 65 | Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +3.5pp |
| 66 | Georgetown Middle School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Middle | 45.1% | +3.4pp |
| 67 | duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 44.9% | +3.2pp |
| 68 | Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School Selbyville · Indian River School District | Elementary | 44.8% | +3.1pp |
| 69 | Fairview Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +2.7pp |
| 70 | Hartly Elementary School Hartly · Capital School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +2.7pp |
| 71 | Lake Forest Central Elementary School Felton · Lake Forest School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +2.7pp |
| 72 | Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 44.4% | +2.7pp |
| 73 | Chipman (W.T.) Middle School Harrington · Lake Forest School District | Middle | 43.9% | +2.2pp |
| 74 | Dickinson (John) School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 43.8% | +2.1pp |
| 75 | Brandywine High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 43.7% | +2.0pp |
| 76 | F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 43.6% | +1.9pp |
| 77 | Smyrna Middle School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Middle | 43.6% | +1.9pp |
| 78 | Mariner Middle School Milton · Cape Henlopen School District | Middle | 43.4% | +1.7pp |
| 79 | ASPIRA Delaware Newark · Las Americas Aspira Academy | Combined | 43.3% | +1.6pp |
| 80 | Forest Oak Elementary School Newark · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 43.3% | +1.6pp |
| 81 | Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 42.4% | +0.7pp |
| 82 | Millsboro Middle School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Middle | 42.3% | +0.6pp |
| 83 | Brookside Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 41.9% | +0.2pp |
| 84 | Talley Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 41.1% | -0.6pp |
| 85 | W. Reily Brown Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 40.2% | -1.5pp |
| 86 | William Henry Middle School Dover · Capital School District | Middle | 40.1% | -1.6pp |
| 87 | Leasure (May B.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 39.8% | -1.9pp |
| 88 | East Millsboro Elementary School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Elementary | 39.2% | -2.5pp |
| 89 | Redding (Louis L.) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 39.0% | -2.7pp |
| 90 | Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary Bear · Colonial School District | Elementary | 38.3% | -3.4pp |
| 91 | Campus Community School Dover · Campus Community School | Elementary | 38.1% | -3.6pp |
| 92 | Mount Pleasant High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 37.2% | -4.5pp |
| 93 | Pleasantville Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -4.9pp |
| 94 | Richey Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -4.9pp |
| 95 | Bedford (Gunning) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 36.2% | -5.5pp |
| 96 | Laurel Middle School Laurel · Laurel School District | Middle | 36.0% | -5.7pp |
| 97 | Woodbridge Middle School Bridgeville · Woodbridge School District | Middle | 35.8% | -5.9pp |
| 98 | Lombardy Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -6.0pp |
| 99 | Seaford Central Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -6.0pp |
| 100 | McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 35.0% | -6.7pp |
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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.