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First State Montessori Academy

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First State Montessori Academy ranks 14 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

First State Montessori Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 643 students in grades K-8 in Wilmington, Delaware, and is consistently ranked among the top 20 elementary schools in the state.

The school significantly outperforms the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas, with 65.33% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.72%, and 52% proficient in math compared to 42.17% statewide. First State Montessori Academy also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, ranking 9th out of 97 Delaware elementary schools for male students and 8th out of 60 schools for African American students in English Language Arts. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated between 11.2% and 23.3% in recent years, it remains lower than many nearby schools, which have rates around 20.4%. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.8 to 18.5 over the past few years, lower than the ratios of most nearby schools.

First State Montessori Academy has steadily improved its ranking among Delaware elementary schools, moving from 49th out of 108 schools in 2014-2015 to 14th out of 109 schools in 2024-2025, demonstrating the school's commitment to continuous improvement and academic excellence. While the school outperforms the state and many nearby schools, there are some notable exceptions, such as Kuumba Academy Charter School, located just 0.15 miles away, which also performs well, particularly in English Language Arts. This suggests that the Wilmington area may have a concentration of high-performing charter schools. The school's performance in 8th grade math, with only 15.52% of students proficient or better, is an area that could benefit from further attention and intervention, and the school's chronic absenteeism rate, while lower than nearby schools, is still relatively high and could be an area of focus for improvement.

657

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 576-1500

District: First State Montessori Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

African American:

18.3%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (54% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Delaware avg38%

Elementary school

14^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

14^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 31% (2019) to top 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Delaware Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 32First State Montessori Academy among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	14 of 109	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	17 of 106	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	20 of 103	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	20 of 104	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	13 of 95	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	30 of 105	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	53.6	49 of 108	54.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	8 of 60	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	18 of 89	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	18 of 90	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	41 of 99	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	62.0	28 of 89	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	21 of 99	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	15 of 77	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	24 of 73	67.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	29 of 75	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.8	14 of 65	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	36 of 82	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	14 of 59	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	11 of 54	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	11 of 53	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	8 of 51	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	16 of 52	69.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	6 of 49	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	11 of 55	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	11 of 50	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	13 of 50	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	14 of 55	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	14 of 49	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	11 of 50	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	5 of 45	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)87th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+22 vs state

Social Studies63%+18 vs state

Mathematics42%+8 vs state

Science35%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
First State Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	Null	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	First State Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 576-1500	657	34	19.3		447 (68.0%)	120 (18.3%)	14 (2.1%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	84.8	14^th of 109 public elementary schools	87.2%		79.8	17^th of 106 public elementary schools	84.0%	3	47.2	20.7	52.6	80.6	65.3	72.4	41.4	65.3	64.1	69.4	65.3	64.4	50.0	52.0	51.3	43.1	43.1	40.7	15.5
Kuumba Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 North French Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Kuumba Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 472-6450	594	45	13.2		2 (0.3%)	537 (90.4%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	22.7	83^rd of 109 public elementary schools	23.9%		17.1	90^th of 106 public elementary schools	15.1%	7	23.1		47.3	35.9	13.3	25.0	15.7	22.2	33.9	30.8	9.5	28.6	34.6	17.5	30.4		7.9
Stubbs Early Education Center	Public	PK-K	1100 North Pine Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4175	148	15	9.8		1 (0.7%)	132 (89.2%)	8 (5.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Maurice Pritchett Senior Academy	Public	1-8	600 E. 7th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 647-8725	616	40	13.3		31 (5.0%)	499 (81.0%)	50 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	3.9	109^th of 109 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.4	106^th of 106 public elementary schools	0.0%	3			7.1	20.9		13.7	9.1	6.7				15.4	9.5
Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy	Public	K-2	100 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2710	340	33	10.3		21 (6.2%)	265 (77.9%)	46 (13.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)																				$34,712
Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 North Locust Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 778-1101	557	36	15.4		6 (1.1%)	537 (96.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	5.1	106^th of 109 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	104^th of 106 public elementary schools	1.9%	2				10.8	13.1	16.7	9.3	15.9		12.0	14.5	16.4	40.0	11.6		8.0
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 North Van Buren Street	Wilmington	19806	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2695	347	29	11.9		36 (10.4%)	118 (34.0%)	186 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20.4	87^th of 109 public elementary schools	20.2%		22.4	81^st of 106 public elementary schools	23.6%	6			36.2	50.0				22.6	26.1	23.7				16.1	14.9	12.8				$30,769
Warner Elementary School	Public	3-5	801 West 18th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2740	395	40	9.8		34 (8.6%)	307 (77.7%)	47 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5.2	105^th of 109 public elementary schools	3.7%		4.8	103^rd of 106 public elementary schools	2.8%	2	8.7		4.8	29.4					6.8	17.3				6.3	6.7	7.8				$31,966
East Side Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 North Claymont Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	East Side Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(302) 762-5834	434	42	10.3		7 (1.6%)	409 (94.2%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22	84^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.6	93^rd of 106 public elementary schools	12.3%	9	16.7	14.0			39.0	25.7	33.3		18.4	27.0	34.5	30.9	52.2	8.9		22.2	17.5	32.7	43.5
The Bayard School	Public	1-8	200 South duPont Street	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4134	571	50	11.4		23 (4.0%)	359 (62.9%)	158 (27.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	4	108^th of 109 public elementary schools	0.9%					(n/a)			9.1	20.8	8.8	21.2		8.5	10.5	11.7		8.1		9.7	8.3	8.3				$32,690

Frequently Asked Questions about First State Montessori Academy

How many students attend First State Montessori Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended First State Montessori Academy.

Is First State Montessori Academy a good school?

First State Montessori Academy ranks 14^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of First State Montessori Academy?

Students at First State Montessori Academy are 68% White, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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