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Brandywine Springs School

Q: Is Brandywine Springs School a good school?

Brandywine Springs School ranks 35 th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Brandywine Springs School in Wilmington, DE, is a K-8 school in the Red Clay Consolidated School District serving 941 students—making it one of the larger schools in its area and one of only a few that spans both elementary and middle school grades.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional attendance: only 2.3% of students are chronically absent, compared to 16.8% for the district and 17.1% statewide. This is dramatically better than nearby schools like Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School (22.5%) and Richey Elementary School (23.4%), and even beats high-performing peers like Linden Hill Elementary School (10.2%). This suggests strong family engagement and a positive school culture. Academically, Brandywine Springs holds a 3-star rating and ranks 35th out of 106 elementary schools in Delaware—solidly in the upper third. However, the school has declined from its former elite status: it was ranked 6th in the state in 2015-2016 but has slipped significantly since then.

The most notable challenge is a "middle school cliff." While elementary grades perform well—3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 50.48% versus the district's 34.43%—performance drops sharply in 6th grade, where ELA proficiency falls to just 20.75% (below the district's 36.74%). Similarly, 5th-grade math proficiency was 49.53% but drops to 22.02% in 6th grade. Science follows the same pattern, with 5th-grade proficiency at 38.89% but 8th-grade at just 6.86%. When compared to nearby high performers like William F. Cooke Junior Elementary (ranked 12th) and Linden Hill (ranked 11th), Brandywine Springs lags in upper grades. The school spends less per student ($13,934) than many neighbors, yet achieves better outcomes than lower-ranked schools like Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School. For parents, this means a school with excellent attendance and strong early grades, but one where middle school performance needs attention.

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 — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg38%

Delaware avg40%

Elementary school

35^th of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

36^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 43 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Delaware Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

15^th of 34Red 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
2026	62.0	35 of 107	67.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.2	46 of 98	53.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	41.2	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	51.1	34 of 75	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	10 of 92	89.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	33 of 98	66.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.6	37 of 78	52.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	34.3	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.1	31 of 53	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	31.8	30 of 42	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	53.5	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	25.8	40 of 53	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.6	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies53%+4 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science23%~ state avg

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)		DeSSA Social Studies (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	11.6%	634 (67.4%)	71 (7.5%)	147 (15.6%)	27 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.4%)	62	35^th of 107 public elementary schools	67.3%		59	36^th of 109 public elementary schools	67.0%	1	38.9	6.9	43.6	80.0	46.4	60.8	33.3	50.5	44.1	62.6	20.8	29.5	40.2	58.1	44.1	49.5	22.0	24.2	23.5	$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	99.3%	76 (24.5%)	52 (16.8%)	169 (54.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	5.3	104^th of 107 public elementary schools	2.8%		11.8	98^th of 109 public elementary schools	10.1%	6			16.7	29.4				8.9	13.5	16.7				14.6						$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	50.4%	167 (35.9%)	43 (9.2%)	238 (51.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	38.6	64^th of 107 public elementary schools	40.2%		62.3	35^th of 109 public elementary schools	67.9%	29	25.3		29.3	63.5				26.3	28.2	48.0				37.5	23.1	45.3				$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	31.1%	44 (20.9%)	139 (65.9%)	16 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	14.2	89^th of 107 public elementary schools	16.8%		7.5	104^th of 109 public elementary schools	4.6%	15				40.0	29.2	33.3		21.7			18.5
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%)	86.8	12^th of 107 public elementary schools	88.8%		90.7	8^th of 109 public elementary schools	92.7%	4	47.1		62.1	90.2				53.8	53.3	69.3				61.3	61.0	53.5				$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	11.6%	260 (48.9%)	79 (14.8%)	42 (7.9%)	110 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	89.1	11^th of 107 public elementary schools	89.7%		91.7	6^th of 109 public elementary schools	94.5%	5	55.0		63.5	84.6				60.4	58.4	64.0				68.3	61.0	50.5				$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	22.8%	328 (66.7%)	55 (11.2%)	78 (15.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	52.6	47^th of 107 public elementary schools	56.1%		53.4	41^st of 109 public elementary schools	62.4%	6	32.6		38.0	64.1				39.0	50.0	45.1				50.9	38.5	28.6				$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	99.4%	92 (16.8%)	139 (25.3%)	296 (53.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	10.8	97^th of 107 public elementary schools	9.3%		13.1	95^th of 109 public elementary schools	12.8%	2	8.3		21.6	31.5				23.7	22.1	20.6				26.9	16.2	8.3				$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	43.3%	179 (46.9%)	68 (17.8%)	107 (28.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	53	46^th of 107 public elementary schools	57.0%		28.1	75^th of 109 public elementary schools	31.2%	29	37.1		32.9	67.7				36.8	33.8	56.5				43.1	32.4	50.0				$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	42.6%	139 (32.4%)	30 (7.0%)	235 (54.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	34.3	67^th of 107 public elementary schools	37.4%		44.2	54^th of 109 public elementary schools	50.5%	13	21.4		29.5	60.0				37.5	20.9	44.3				40.3	20.6	30.0				$24,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandywine Springs School

Is Brandywine Springs School a good school?

Brandywine Springs School ranks 35^th of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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 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

What district is Brandywine Springs School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

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