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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Fred Fifer III Middle School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 17.7% | -6.5pp |
| 102 | Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School Newark · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 17.6% | -6.6pp |
| 103 | Penn (William) High School New Castle · Colonial School District | High | 17.3% | -6.9pp |
| 104 | Clayton (John M.) Elementary School Frankford · Indian River School District | Elementary | 17.1% | -7.1pp |
| 105 | Lombardy Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 16.9% | -7.3pp |
| 106 | Georgetown Middle School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Middle | 16.8% | -7.4pp |
| 107 | Meredith (Everett) Middle School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | Middle | 16.8% | -7.4pp |
| 108 | Chipman (W.T.) Middle School Harrington · Lake Forest School District | Middle | 16.6% | -7.6pp |
| 109 | Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 16.3% | -7.9pp |
| 110 | Leasure (May B.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 16.3% | -7.9pp |
| 111 | F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | Middle | 16.1% | -8.1pp |
| 112 | Dover High School Dover · Capital School District | High | 15.8% | -8.4pp |
| 113 | East Side Charter School Wilmington · East Side Charter School | Elementary | 15.2% | -9.0pp |
| 114 | William Henry Middle School Dover · Capital School District | Middle | 15.2% | -9.0pp |
| 115 | ASPIRA Delaware Newark · Las Americas Aspira Academy | Combined | 15.1% | -9.1pp |
| 116 | Maple Lane Elementary School Claymont · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 14.6% | -9.6pp |
| 117 | Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Elementary | 14.1% | -10.1pp |
| 118 | Seaford Senior High School Seaford · Seaford School District | High | 13.9% | -10.3pp |
| 119 | Sussex Montessori School Seaford · Sussex Montessori School | Elementary | 13.9% | -10.3pp |
| 120 | Newark High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 13.7% | -10.5pp |
| 121 | Milford Senior High School Milford · Milford School District | High | 13.4% | -10.8pp |
| 122 | Sussex Central High School Georgetown · Indian River School District | High | 13.4% | -10.8pp |
| 123 | Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 13.0% | -11.2pp |
| 124 | Springer Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 13.0% | -11.2pp |
| 125 | Kuumba Academy Charter School Wilmington · Kuumba Academy Charter School | Elementary | 12.8% | -11.4pp |
| 126 | Talley Middle School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Middle | 12.6% | -11.6pp |
| 127 | Woodbridge Middle School Bridgeville · Woodbridge School District | Middle | 12.6% | -11.6pp |
| 128 | Brookside Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -11.7pp |
| 129 | Dickinson (John) School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 12.5% | -11.7pp |
| 130 | Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 12.3% | -11.9pp |
| 131 | Early College School at Del State Dover · Early College High School at Del State | High | 12.1% | -12.1pp |
| 132 | Laurel Elementary School Laurel · Laurel School District | Elementary | 11.9% | -12.3pp |
| 133 | Mispillion Elementary Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 11.9% | -12.3pp |
| 134 | Southern Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 11.8% | -12.4pp |
| 135 | McKean (Thomas) High School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 11.7% | -12.5pp |
| 136 | Smyrna Middle School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | Middle | 11.6% | -12.6pp |
| 137 | Castle Hills Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 11.4% | -12.8pp |
| 138 | Millsboro Middle School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Middle | 11.2% | -13.0pp |
| 139 | Richey Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -13.1pp |
| 140 | Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 10.9% | -13.3pp |
| 141 | Academy Of Dover Charter School Dover · Academy of Dover Charter School | Elementary | 10.5% | -13.7pp |
| 142 | Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 10.5% | -13.7pp |
| 143 | Middle School of Excellence Dover · Capital School District | Middle | 10.3% | -13.9pp |
| 144 | Laurel Senior High School Laurel · Laurel School District | High | 10.1% | -14.1pp |
| 145 | Seaford Middle School Seaford · Seaford School District | Middle | 10.0% | -14.2pp |
| 146 | Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 9.4% | -14.8pp |
| 147 | Laurel Middle School Laurel · Laurel School District | Middle | 9.4% | -14.8pp |
| 148 | duPont (Alexis I.) High School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 9.4% | -14.8pp |
| 149 | Milford Central Academy Milford · Milford School District | Middle | 9.1% | -15.1pp |
| 150 | Howard High School of Technology Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 9.0% | -15.2pp |
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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.