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Freire Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 8-12

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 10% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Freire Charter School is a public charter high school located in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 411 students. The school is part of the Freire Charter School Wilmington District, which is ranked 29 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freire Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Delaware high schools, with a ranking between 34-37 out of 39-41 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages, with only 22.97% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 47.41%, and only 6.76% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 18.4%. Freire Charter School also has a lower four-year graduation rate, ranging from 78.8% to 88.9%, and higher dropout rates, ranging from 1.4% to 8.9%, compared to the state averages.

When comparing Freire Charter School to nearby public schools, such as Delcastle Technical High School, Brandywine High School, and Mount Pleasant High School, the performance gap is significant, with these nearby schools consistently outperforming Freire Charter School on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. Interestingly, Freire Charter School is located in close proximity to several high-performing schools, including the Charter School of Wilmington and Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts, both of which are ranked among the top high schools in the state, further emphasizing the stark contrast in academic performance.

406

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 West 14th Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 407-4800

District: Freire Charter School Wilmington

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.7%

Hispanic:

7.6%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (13% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Delaware average (79% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Delaware avg31%

37^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 25% (2019) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 32Freire Charter School Wilmington 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	30 of 40	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.8	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	38 of 40	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	35 of 40	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	27 of 41	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-24 vs state

Essay20%-13 vs state

Science11%-12 vs state

Social Studies9%-21 vs state

Mathematics7%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)				DeSSA Social Studies (2025)				SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Essay (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 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Science 11th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	201 West 14th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Freire Charter School Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 407-4800	406	17	23.8		19 (4.7%)	344 (84.7%)	31 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	15.7	37^th of 41 public high schools	9.8%		16.1	37^th of 41 public high schools	9.8%				10.9				8.6	9.6	23.0	6.8	19.7
Great Oaks Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1200 North French St	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Great Oaks Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 332-6110	149	10	14.9		1 (0.7%)	129 (86.6%)	15 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Howard High School of Technology	Public	9-12	401 East 12th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 571-5400	905	58	15.7		63 (7.0%)	534 (59.0%)	244 (27.0%)	9 (1.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.0%)	11.6	39^th of 41 public high schools	4.9%		13.1	38^th of 41 public high schools	7.3%	1			9.0					7.3	19.5	3.9	16.2
Charter School of Wilmington	Public, Charter	9-12	100 North duPont Road	Wilmington	19807	New Castle County	Charter School of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2727	977	51	19.1		394 (40.3%)	74 (7.6%)	79 (8.1%)	382 (39.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.3%)								(n/a)
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	941	48	19.6		423 (45.0%)	198 (21.0%)	141 (15.0%)	126 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	96.4	4^th of 41 public high schools	90.2%		94.2	3^rd of 41 public high schools	92.7%	1			60.2		72.5	88.8	73.6	74.2	85.8	32.1	51.5	63.5	77.6	75.7	48.7	49.0	48.9	$18,162
Mount Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	5201 Washington Street Extensi	Wilmington	19809	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 762-7125	1,084	71	15.2		348 (32.1%)	519 (47.9%)	110 (10.1%)	48 (4.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.8%)	58.5	14^th of 41 public high schools	65.9%		57.4	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%	1		14.1		77.1				37.2	52.2	21.6	34.7							$20,998
Delaware Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Middleboro Road	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Delaware Military Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 998-0745	547	37	14.7		369 (67.5%)	62 (11.3%)	94 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)
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	1,164	64	18.1		582 (50.0%)	142 (12.2%)	338 (29.0%)	53 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.0%)	77.6	6^th of 41 public high schools	85.4%		81	5^th of 41 public high schools	87.8%	1	36.8	52.4			53.3	64.5	58.3	35.2	67.3	28.3	35.1	50.0	63.9	57.9	42.8	57.5	53.7	$16,838
duPont (Alexis I.) High School	Public	9-12	50 Hillside Road	Wilmington	19807	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 651-2626	550	40	13.7		64 (11.6%)	248 (45.1%)	219 (39.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	10.4	40^th of 41 public high schools	2.4%		12.7	39^th of 41 public high schools	4.9%	1			8.7					9.5	21.3		10.2							$28,885
Brandywine High School	Public	9-12	1400 Foulk Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 479-1600	897	66	13.6		347 (38.7%)	353 (39.4%)	112 (12.5%)	24 (2.7%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.8%)	67.8	10^th of 41 public high schools	75.6%		57.2	16^th of 41 public high schools	61.0%	6		30.4						43.7	57.1	24.5	35.4							$22,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Freire Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Freire Charter School?

Students at Freire Charter School are 85% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Freire Charter School in?

Freire Charter School Wilmington

How many students attend Freire Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Freire Charter School.

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Freire Charter School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Delaware high schools.

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