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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 34.7% | -7.0pp |
| 102 | Castle Hills Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 34.6% | -7.1pp |
| 103 | Charter School of New Castle New Castle · Charter School of New Castle | Elementary | 34.6% | -7.1pp |
| 104 | Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 34.5% | -7.2pp |
| 105 | Star Hill Elementary School Dover · Caesar Rodney School District | Elementary | 34.5% | -7.2pp |
| 106 | Milford Central Academy Milford · Milford School District | Middle | 34.0% | -7.7pp |
| 107 | North Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -7.7pp |
| 108 | Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 33.5% | -8.2pp |
| 109 | Sussex Technical High School Georgetown · Sussex Technical School District | High | 33.2% | -8.5pp |
| 110 | Appoquinimink High School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | High | 33.1% | -8.6pp |
| 111 | Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Newark · Christina School District | Elementary | 32.9% | -8.8pp |
| 112 | Early College School at Del State Dover · Early College High School at Del State | High | 32.6% | -9.1pp |
| 113 | Cape Henlopen High School Lewes · Cape Henlopen School District | High | 32.4% | -9.3pp |
| 114 | Middle School of Excellence Dover · Capital School District | Middle | 32.4% | -9.3pp |
| 115 | Read (George) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 32.2% | -9.5pp |
| 116 | Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 32.1% | -9.6pp |
| 117 | Seaford Middle School Seaford · Seaford School District | Middle | 32.1% | -9.6pp |
| 118 | Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Bridgeville · Woodbridge School District | Elementary | 31.7% | -10.0pp |
| 119 | Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 31.3% | -10.4pp |
| 120 | Long Neck Elementary School Millsboro · Indian River School District | Elementary | 30.9% | -10.8pp |
| 121 | Wilmington Manor Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 30.6% | -11.1pp |
| 122 | Shue-Medill Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 29.9% | -11.8pp |
| 123 | Concord High School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | High | 29.6% | -12.1pp |
| 124 | East Side Charter School Wilmington · East Side Charter School | Elementary | 29.2% | -12.5pp |
| 125 | POLYTECH High School Woodside · POLYTECH School District | High | 29.2% | -12.5pp |
| 126 | Academy Of Dover Charter School Dover · Academy of Dover Charter School | Elementary | 28.7% | -13.0pp |
| 127 | Indian River High School Dagsboro · Indian River School District | High | 28.2% | -13.5pp |
| 128 | Downie (Carrie) Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -13.7pp |
| 129 | Caesar Rodney High School Camden · Caesar Rodney School District | High | 27.8% | -13.9pp |
| 130 | Frederick Douglass Elementary School Seaford · Seaford School District | Elementary | 27.6% | -14.1pp |
| 131 | Kuumba Academy Charter School Wilmington · Kuumba Academy Charter School | Elementary | 27.6% | -14.1pp |
| 132 | Middle School of Innovation Dover · Capital School District | Middle | 27.6% | -14.1pp |
| 133 | Oberle (William) Elementary School Bear · Christina School District | Elementary | 27.4% | -14.3pp |
| 134 | Positive Outcomes Charter School Camden · Positive Outcomes Charter School | High | 27.0% | -14.7pp |
| 135 | Booker T. Washington Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 26.4% | -15.3pp |
| 136 | Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 26.1% | -15.6pp |
| 137 | St. Georges Technical High School Middletown · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 25.8% | -15.9pp |
| 138 | Towne Point Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 25.8% | -15.9pp |
| 139 | Maple Lane Elementary School Claymont · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 25.7% | -16.0pp |
| 140 | North Dover Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 25.5% | -16.2pp |
| 141 | Academia Antonia Alonso Newark · Academia Antonia Alonso | Elementary | 25.3% | -16.4pp |
| 142 | Mispillion Elementary Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -16.7pp |
| 143 | Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown · Indian River School District | Elementary | 24.8% | -16.9pp |
| 144 | Lake Forest High School Felton · Lake Forest School District | High | 24.8% | -16.9pp |
| 145 | Laurel Elementary School Laurel · Laurel School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -17.2pp |
| 146 | Kirk (George V.) Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 24.4% | -17.3pp |
| 147 | Mount Pleasant Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Combined | 23.7% | -18.0pp |
| 148 | Southern Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 22.9% | -18.8pp |
| 149 | Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 22.5% | -19.2pp |
| 150 | Milford Senior High School Milford · Milford School District | High | 22.1% | -19.6pp |
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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 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.