Best School Districts in Delaware

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Rank (of 34)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2026)	Rank (2025)	Rank change from 2025
30^th	Academia Antonia Alonso	K-8	1	0	0	0	Newark	New Castle County	0.135	28	2
27^th	Academy of Dover Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Dover	Kent County	0.181	23	4
4^th	Appoquinimink School District	PK, KG-12	13	4	3	0	Odessa	New Castle County	0.755	4
	ASPIRA Delaware	K-12	0	0	0	1	Newark	New Castle County			(n/a)
9^th	Brandywine School District	PK, KG-12	9	3	3	0	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.564	9
29^th	Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	6-9	0	1	0	0	Georgetown	Sussex County	0.169		(n/a)
5^th	Caesar Rodney School District	PK, KG-12	8	4	0	2	Wyoming	Kent County	0.668	5
12^th	Campus Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Dover	Kent County	0.518	11	1
3^rd	Cape Henlopen School District	PK, KG-12	5	3	1	1	Lewes	Sussex County	0.774	2	1
24^th	Capital School District	PK, KG-12	7	2	1	2	Dover	Kent County	0.252	24
23^rd	Charter School of New Castle	K-8	1	0	0	0	New Castle	New Castle County	0.272	18	5
	Charter School of Wilmington	9-12	0	0	1	0	Wilmington	New Castle County			(n/a)
15^th	Christina School District	PK, KG-12	18	3	3	3	Newark	New Castle County	0.453	17	2
25^th	Colonial School District	PK, KG-12	8	3	1	1	New Castle	New Castle County	0.208	26	1
	Delaware Military Academy	9-12	0	0	1	0	Wilmington	New Castle County			(n/a)
8^th	Delmar School District	5-12	0	1	1	0	Delmar	Sussex County	0.568	14	6
14^th	Early College High School at Del State	7-12	0	0	1	0	Dover	Kent County	0.479	13	1
26^th	East Side Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.19	20	6
34^th	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.022	30	4
17^th	First State Military Academy	9-12	0	0	1	0	Clayton	Kent County	0.39	15	2
2^nd	First State Montessori Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.795	1	1
33^rd	Freire Charter School Wilmington	8-12	0	0	1	0	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.049	29	4
31^st	Gateway Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.131	32	1
	Great Oaks Charter School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Wilmington	New Castle County			(n/a)
10^th	Indian River School District	PK, KG-12	8	3	2	2	Selbyville	Sussex County	0.531	10
32^nd	Kuumba Academy Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.07	27	5
11^th	Lake Forest School District	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Felton	Kent County	0.529		(n/a)
22^nd	Laurel School District	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Laurel	Sussex County	0.279	25	3
21^st	Milford School District	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Milford	Sussex County	0.355	22	1
	MOT Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Middletown	Kent County			(n/a)
20^th	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	9-12	0	0	4	0	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.36	21	1
	Newark Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Newark	New Castle County			(n/a)
	Odyssey Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilmington	New Castle County			(n/a)
13^th	POLYTECH School District	9-12	0	0	1	0	Woodside	Kent County	0.512	6	7
	Positive Outcomes Charter School	7-12	0	0	1	0	Camden	Kent County			(n/a)
1^st	Providence Creek Academy Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Clayton	Kent County	0.817	3	2
16^th	Red Clay Consolidated School District	PK, KG-12	15	4	5	2	Wilmington	New Castle County	0.43	12	4
19^th	Seaford School District	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Seaford	Sussex County	0.37	16	3
7^th	Smyrna School District	PK, KG-12	4	3	1	0	Smyrna	Kent County	0.613	8	1
	Sussex Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Georgetown	Sussex County			(n/a)
28^th	Sussex Montessori School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Seaford	Sussex County	0.179	31	3
6^th	Sussex Technical School District	9-12	0	0	1	0	Georgetown	Sussex County	0.634	7	1
18^th	Woodbridge School District	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bridgeville	Sussex County	0.383	19	1

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Delaware Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 18, 2026, 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.
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