Best High Schools in Delaware

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 39)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
100001100091	1	Sussex Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21150 Airport Road	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Sussex Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-3636	1,120	62	18		821 (73.3%)	37 (3.3%)	156 (13.9%)	47 (4.2%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.6%)	$11,274			$245			$10,926	97.7	97.5	1
100001500112	2	Newark Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 McIntire Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Newark Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 369-2001	2,458	147	16.7		1,449 (59.0%)	299 (12.2%)	156 (6.3%)	400 (16.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (6.2%)	$12,033			$231			$13,047	97.7	97.3	2
100001900123	3	MOT Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1156 Levels Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	MOT Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 376-5125	1,376	77	17.8		636 (46.2%)	366 (26.6%)	98 (7.1%)	202 (14.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (5.1%)	$10,748			$220			$10,175	93.1	85	5	2
100130000004	4	Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	100 North duPont Road	Wilmington	19807	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(302) 651-2700	907	50	18.1		471 (51.9%)	163 (18.0%)	99 (10.9%)	126 (13.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.0%)	$13,394			$258			$16,458	92.4	96	3	1
100130000270	5	Conrad Schools of Science	Public, Magnet	6-12	201 Jackson Avenue	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(302) 992-5545	1,174	64	18.3		646 (55.0%)	138 (11.8%)	289 (24.6%)	63 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.2%)	$12,754			$266			$15,533	84	92.3	4	1
100017000029	6	Cape Henlopen High School	Public	9-12	1250 Kings Highway	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 645-7711	1,713	108	15.8		1,143 (66.7%)	185 (10.8%)	272 (15.9%)	33 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	71 (4.1%)	$14,851			$443			$17,500	75.8	52.2	18	12
100008000225	7	Appoquinimink High School	Public	9-12	1080 Bunker Hill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3840	1,586	91	17.3		819 (51.6%)	460 (29.0%)	112 (7.1%)	127 (8.0%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (3.8%)	$12,932			$307			$15,025	72	71	7
100018000040	8	Caesar Rodney High School	Public	9-12	239 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 697-2161	2,195	137	16		1,126 (51.3%)	638 (29.1%)	197 (9.0%)	88 (4.0%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	137 (6.2%)	$11,904			$587			$11,750	70.3	61.1	13	5
100008000024	9	Middletown High School	Public	9-12	120 Silver Lake Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 376-4141	1,577	99	15.9		773 (49.0%)	544 (34.5%)	108 (6.8%)	88 (5.6%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	56 (3.6%)	$12,738			$264			$15,053	69.2	66.9	8	1
100068000085	10	Indian River High School	Public	9-12	29772 Armory Road	Dagsboro	19945	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 732-1500	1,003	75	13.3		612 (61.0%)	80 (8.0%)	262 (26.1%)	15 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	$17,433			$668			$19,469	66.3	62.2	12	2

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DeSSA Science, SAT English Language Arts, SAT Mathematics, SAT Essay, DeSSA Social Studies test scores released by the Delaware Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2023, 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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison