Best Cities in Delaware for Schools

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the test scores by the Delaware Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 15, 2025.

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Rank (of 34)	City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	Rank score (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
1^st	Hockessin	2	1	0	0	4	0.898	3	2
2^nd	Ocean View	1	0	0	0	0	0.881	2
3^rd	Lewes	2	1	1	1	1	0.828	4	1
4^th	Rehoboth Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0.826	1	3
5^th	Townsend	4	1	1	0	0	0.819	6	1
6^th	Dagsboro	0	0	1	0	1	0.78	5	1
7^th	Selbyville	2	1	1	0	0	0.75	7
8^th	Middletown	8	3	3	1	3	0.742	8
9^th	Camden	3	2	2	1	0	0.732	12	3
10^th	Magnolia	1	1	0	0	1	0.729	26	16
11^th	Milton	2	1	0	0	2	0.694	9	2
12^th	Wyoming	1	0	0	0	1	0.688	19	7
13^th	Clayton	2	1	1	0	1	0.681	14	1
14^th	Woodside	0	0	1	0	0	0.634	10	4
15^th	Georgetown	2	1	2	2	2	0.621	13	2
16^th	Hartly	1	0	0	0	4	0.578	11	5
17^th	Smyrna	3	2	1	0	1	0.56	15	2
18^th	Felton	2	0	1	0	1	0.551	17	1
19^th	Frankford	1	0	0	0	0	0.55	22	3
20^th	Newark	16	3	4	5	12	0.491	23	3
21^st	Claymont	2	0	0	0	0	0.491	18	3
22^nd	Bear	3	0	0	0	5	0.483	20	2
23^rd	Harrington	2	1	0	0	0	0.475	28	5
24^th	Delmar	0	1	1	0	0	0.442	16	8
25^th	Millsboro	2	1	0	0	0	0.422	21	4
26^th	Bridgeville	1	1	0	0	0	0.411	29	3
27^th	Wilmington	29	6	14	5	44	0.406	24	3
28^th	Dover	13	4	3	1	18	0.392	25	3
29^th	Seaford	4	1	1	1	3	0.345	27	2
30^th	Milford	3	1	1	0	2	0.312	30
31^st	Laurel	3	1	1	1	1	0.226	33	2
32^nd	Greenwood	1	0	1	0	1	0.22	31	1
33^rd	New Castle	9	3	2	1	5	0.216	32	1
34^th	Greenville	0	1	0	0	0	0.085	34

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About our rankings:

* Private schools are not used in determining city rank.
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Delaware Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 15, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Delaware Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Delaware Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.