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Brandywine Springs School

Q: Is Brandywine Springs School a good school?

Brandywine Springs School ranks 36 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Brandywine Springs School is an elementary school serving 932 students in grades K-8 in the Red Clay Consolidated School District in Wilmington, Delaware. The school has a history of strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in standardized test scores across multiple grade levels and subject areas.

However, Brandywine Springs School's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 7th out of 86 Delaware elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 36th out of 109 in 2024-2025. This trend is concerning and warrants further investigation. While the school generally outperforms its peers, there are notable disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, with lower rankings for Hispanic and special education students. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing to the decline in overall performance.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District, Brandywine Springs School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with the exception of the high-performing William F. Cooke Junior Elementary and Linden Hill Elementary schools. The performance of these nearby schools, which rank among the top in the state, provides a benchmark for the level of academic excellence that Brandywine Springs School could potentially aspire to.

941

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,999

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2916 Duncan Road
Wilmington, DE 19808

(302) 636-5681

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Students who attend Brandywine Springs School usually attend:

Middle:	duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School
High:	duPont (Alexis I.) High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

15.6%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

Delaware avg38%

Elementary school

36^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

23^rd of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District

12^th of 32Red Clay Consolidated School District 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	59.0	36 of 109	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	39 of 106	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	31 of 103	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	26 of 104	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	26 of 95	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	23 of 105	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	10 of 85	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	89.2	7 of 86	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	6 of 86	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	90.2	10 of 108	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	82.6	7 of 36	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	85.5	10 of 91	89.0%	★★★★★
2012	82.8	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	15 of 91	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	46 of 97	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	31 of 97	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	28 of 89	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	21 of 90	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	20 of 67	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	16 of 99	83.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	24 of 42	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	82.0	10 of 92	89.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	37 of 97	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	35 of 89	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	31 of 90	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	27 of 67	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	25 of 99	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	41 of 77	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	39 of 73	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	39 of 70	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	32 of 75	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	25 of 65	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	24 of 82	70.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	19 of 54	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	16 of 51	68.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	16 of 47	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	11 of 52	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	85.4	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★
2016	85.6	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	86.0	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	86.7	3 of 38	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	87.9	3 of 38	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	19 of 55	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	18 of 50	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	11 of 38	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	20 of 42	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	8 of 35	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	3 of 39	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	21 of 49	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	18 of 50	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	14 of 49	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	29 of 47	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	27 of 44	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	18 of 41	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	15 of 43	65.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)89th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies49%+5 vs state

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

Mathematics39%+5 vs state

Science20%-3 vs state

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By far the best school in delaware. My family and I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!!!! Close Quote

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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
Brandywine Springs School	Public	K-8	2916 Duncan Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 636-5681	941	62	15.3		634 (67.4%)	71 (7.5%)	147 (15.6%)	27 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.4%)	59	36^th of 109 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.1	39^th of 106 public elementary schools	63.2%	3	19.6	20.0	44.9	59.4	41.4	69.2	28.7	48.3	54.6	46.9	29.2	48.1	47.9	52.6	58.3	33.0	30.2	27.4	30.2	$20,999
Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	2110 Edwards Avenue	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5565	310	28	11.0		76 (24.5%)	52 (16.8%)	169 (54.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	11.8	98^th of 109 public elementary schools	10.1%		17.4	88^th of 106 public elementary schools	17.0%	10	10.9		14.7	33.3				15.9	16.7	27.3				11.1		16.4				$34,544
Marbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 Centerville Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5555	465	39	12.0		167 (35.9%)	43 (9.2%)	238 (51.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	62.3	35^th of 109 public elementary schools	67.9%		62	34^th of 106 public elementary schools	67.9%	1	35.7		48.6	67.7				31.9	38.0	72.9				40.3	34.7	51.4				$26,165
Gateway Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Centerville Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Gateway Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 633-4091	211	23	9.1		44 (20.9%)	139 (65.9%)	16 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	7.5	104^th of 109 public elementary schools	4.6%					(n/a)				20.8	19.4	22.6	11.9			20.8			18.6
William F. Cooke Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Graves Road	Hockessin	19707	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 235-6600	613	39	15.7		409 (66.7%)	50 (8.2%)	85 (13.9%)	33 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	90.7	8^th of 109 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.1	7^th of 106 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	48.5		61.3	85.9				58.9	61.0	67.3				62.6	60.4	60.4				$20,454
Linden Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	3415 Skyline Drive	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-3406	532	35	15.4		260 (48.9%)	79 (14.8%)	42 (7.9%)	110 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	91.7	6^th of 109 public elementary schools	94.5%		93	5^th of 106 public elementary schools	95.3%	1	46.2		59.3	87.2				64.0	62.2	70.1				78.7	60.2	56.4				$19,500
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	2815 Highlands Lane	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-3424	492	40	12.4		328 (66.7%)	55 (11.2%)	78 (15.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	53.4	41^st of 109 public elementary schools	62.4%		63.7	32^nd of 106 public elementary schools	69.8%	9	21.0		31.9	74.1				47.3	37.2	53.1				46.0	42.6	25.9				$25,385
Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Spruce Avenue	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5560	549	42	13.0		92 (16.8%)	139 (25.3%)	296 (53.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	13.1	95^th of 109 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.3	99^th of 106 public elementary schools	6.6%	4	6.7		17.2	28.4				31.3	19.2	15.7				24.7	23.2	5.6				$21,475
Richey Elementary School	Public	K-5	105 East Highland Avenue	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5535	382	30	12.9		179 (46.9%)	68 (17.8%)	107 (28.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	28.1	75^th of 109 public elementary schools	31.2%		49	49^th of 106 public elementary schools	53.8%	26	11.1		37.3	36.4				24.7	39.0	27.8				19.8	37.3	27.8				$24,888
Forest Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 South Meadowood Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-3420	429	33	13.2		139 (32.4%)	30 (7.0%)	235 (54.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	44.2	54^th of 109 public elementary schools	50.5%		35.6	66^th of 106 public elementary schools	37.7%	12	32.9		25.7	60.6				22.2	38.9	52.1				37.3	34.7	28.8				$24,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandywine Springs School

How many students attend Brandywine Springs School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 941 students attended Brandywine Springs School.

What is the racial makeup of Brandywine Springs School?

Students at Brandywine Springs School are 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Brandywine Springs School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Is Brandywine Springs School a good school?

Brandywine Springs School ranks 36^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Brandywine Springs School attend?

Students who attend Brandywine Springs School usually go on to attend:

Middle : duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School
High : duPont (Alexis I.) High School

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