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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | First State Military Academy Clayton · First State Military Academy | High | 21.9% | -19.8pp |
| 152 | Newark High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 21.8% | -19.9pp |
| 153 | New Castle Elementary School New Castle · Colonial School District | Elementary | 21.7% | -20.0pp |
| 154 | Sussex Montessori School Seaford · Sussex Montessori School | Elementary | 21.7% | -20.0pp |
| 155 | Dover High School Dover · Capital School District | High | 21.6% | -20.1pp |
| 156 | Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Newark · Christina School District | Middle | 21.2% | -20.5pp |
| 157 | Delmar High School Delmar · Delmar School District | High | 21.1% | -20.6pp |
| 158 | Skyline Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 21.1% | -20.6pp |
| 159 | Penn (William) High School New Castle · Colonial School District | High | 20.9% | -20.8pp |
| 160 | Middletown High School Middletown · Appoquinimink School District | High | 20.6% | -21.1pp |
| 161 | duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School Greenville · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 19.9% | -21.8pp |
| 162 | McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School New Castle · Colonial School District | Middle | 19.6% | -22.1pp |
| 163 | Gateway Charter School Wilmington · Gateway Charter School | Elementary | 19.4% | -22.3pp |
| 164 | Stanton Middle School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Middle | 19.4% | -22.3pp |
| 165 | Sussex Central High School Georgetown · Indian River School District | High | 19.2% | -22.5pp |
| 166 | Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School Newark · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 19.0% | -22.7pp |
| 167 | Delcastle Technical High School Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 18.9% | -22.8pp |
| 168 | Richardson Park Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 18.9% | -22.8pp |
| 169 | Smyrna High School Smyrna · Smyrna School District | High | 18.8% | -22.9pp |
| 170 | South Dover Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 18.8% | -22.9pp |
| 171 | Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School Wilmington · Brandywine School District | Elementary | 18.2% | -23.5pp |
| 172 | Seaford Senior High School Seaford · Seaford School District | High | 17.1% | -24.6pp |
| 173 | Warner Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 16.8% | -24.9pp |
| 174 | Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | Elementary | 16.7% | -25.0pp |
| 175 | Laurel Senior High School Laurel · Laurel School District | High | 15.5% | -26.2pp |
| 176 | Woodbridge High School Greenwood · Woodbridge School District | High | 14.7% | -27.0pp |
| 177 | East Dover Elementary School Dover · Capital School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -27.4pp |
| 178 | The Bayard School Wilmington · Christina School District | Elementary | 13.5% | -28.2pp |
| 179 | Maurice Pritchett SR. Academy Wilmington · Christina School District | Elementary | 11.8% | -29.9pp |
| 180 | Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School Wilmington · Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School | Elementary | 10.3% | -31.4pp |
| 181 | McKean (Thomas) High School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 10.1% | -31.6pp |
| 182 | Glasgow High School Newark · Christina School District | High | 9.9% | -31.8pp |
| 183 | duPont (Alexis I.) High School Wilmington · Red Clay Consolidated School District | High | 9.5% | -32.2pp |
| 184 | Freire Charter School Wilmington · Freire Charter School Wilmington | High | 9.2% | -32.5pp |
| 185 | Howard High School of Technology Wilmington · New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 7.3% | -34.4pp |
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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 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.