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Conrad Schools of Science

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 90% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Conrad Schools of Science is a public magnet school in Wilmington, DE, serving 1,164 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Red Clay Consolidated School District. This school consistently ranks among the top in the state, currently holding the #4 spot out of 41 Delaware high schools with a 5-star rating, and has maintained a top-10 position for the past decade.

What truly sets Conrad apart is its exceptional performance across all student groups. The school ranks #1 in Delaware for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, #2 for Hispanic students, and #3 for African American students—a remarkable achievement that shows success isn't limited to any single demographic. Academically, Conrad outperforms state averages by significant margins: 11th-grade SAT math proficiency is 38.27% compared to the state average of 18.16%, and ELA proficiency reaches 64.2% versus the state's 44%. The contrast with nearby traditional public schools is stark—duPont (Alexis I.) High School, just 3.8 miles away, ranks 41st out of 41 schools, while Dickinson (John) School ranks 34th. Conrad even exceeds Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts in SAT math proficiency (38.27% vs. 32.23%), despite the latter being ranked #1 overall.

Student engagement at Conrad is exceptionally high, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.1% compared to 40.3% at duPont and 54.8% at Great Oaks Charter School. The school also operates efficiently, spending $12,754 per student—roughly $4,000–$6,000 less than lower-performing schools like Howard High School of Technology ($18,718) and Delcastle Technical High School ($18,776). For parents seeking a rigorous STEM-focused education with proven results across all demographics, Conrad represents an outstanding value within Delaware's public school landscape.

1,164

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,838

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

201 Jackson Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19804

(302) 992-5545

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

29.0%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (57% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Delaware high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg41%

Delaware avg36%

Middle school

6^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

4^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Delaware High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	82.6	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	10 of 54	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	9 of 53	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	10 of 51	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	10 of 47	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	8 of 52	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★
2017	80.9	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.5	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	7 of 38	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	6 of 38	84.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	5 of 46	89.1%	★★★★★
2025	75.1	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	4 of 42	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	4 of 41	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	7 of 44	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	9 of 53	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	10 of 55	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	4 of 49	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	5 of 42	88.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	1 of 42	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	7 of 37	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	1 of 46	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	2 of 48	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	1 of 39	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	3 of 40	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	3 of 38	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	3 of 41	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	7 of 53	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	11 of 55	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	8 of 49	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	8 of 50	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	6 of 38	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	87.5	5 of 46	89.1%	★★★★★
2025	70.2	12 of 47	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	13 of 41	68.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	7 of 43	83.7%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	4 of 41	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	77.6	6 of 41	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	5 of 41	87.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	4 of 39	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	93.2	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	98.7	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	70.7	10 of 35	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	96.2	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	97.0	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	93.3	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	91.1	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.8	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	99.3	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	4 of 37	89.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	10 of 36	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	5 of 41	87.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.8	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	96.5	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	4 of 39	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	75.0	8 of 36	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	5 of 41	87.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	7 of 36	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	11 of 35	68.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.6	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+21 vs state

Social Studies59%+16 vs state

Essay58%+15 vs state

Mathematics57%+26 vs state

Science48%+26 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

I attend Conrad, and I believe the rating really depends on you. I rate this school one star because they are unfair. One student can do one thing, and get away with it, but if another does, they're suspended for 3 days. I find this ridiculous. They also have a zero tolerancce policy for bullying, but if you do get caught, you usually get off the hook, which, again, isnt fair. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

very nice school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)					DeSSA Social Studies (2026)				SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Essay (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Science 11th Grade	DeSSA Science 12th 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
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	13.9%	582 (50.0%)	142 (12.2%)	338 (29.0%)	53 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.0%)	89.8	4^th of 41 public high schools	90.2%		77.6	6^th of 41 public high schools	85.4%	2	34.3	63.2				59.2	80.2	61.3	36.3	64.2	38.3	58.3	59.0	67.1	61.3	53.0	54.5	62.5	$16,838
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	13.0%	369 (67.5%)	62 (11.3%)	94 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Delcastle Technical High School	Public	9-12	1417 Newport Road	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 995-8100	1,605	118	13.6	26.0%	318 (19.8%)	483 (30.1%)	707 (44.0%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (4.5%)	43.7	24^th of 41 public high schools	41.5%		35.3	26^th of 41 public high schools	36.6%	2			29.6						22.0	34.9	7.4	37.9
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	3.4%	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	9.8%	423 (45.0%)	198 (21.0%)	141 (15.0%)	126 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	96.4	1^st of 41 public high schools	97.6%		96.4	4^th of 41 public high schools	90.2%	3			61.4			67.8	80.3	79.5	60.2	68.6	32.2	71.6	58.6	70.3	75.7	46.2	48.7	49.3	$18,162
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	51.0%	19 (4.7%)	344 (84.7%)	31 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	10.9	39^th of 41 public high schools	4.9%		15.7	37^th of 41 public high schools	9.8%	2			10.7					14.8	8.3	19.7		14.6			17.7
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) 660-4790	149	10	14.9	60.4%	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	39.0%	63 (7.0%)	534 (59.0%)	244 (27.0%)	9 (1.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.0%)	10.6	40^th of 41 public high schools	2.4%		11.6	39^th of 41 public high schools	4.9%	1			5.9						4.4	17.2	4.3	24.6
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	47.1%	64 (11.6%)	248 (45.1%)	219 (39.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	8.6	41^st of 41 public high schools	0.0%		10.4	40^th of 41 public high schools	2.4%	1		7.0							9.5	14.0	5.0	12.5							$28,885
Penn (William) High School	Public	9-12	713 East Basin Road	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2800	2,069	117	17.6	29.7%	443 (21.4%)	1,030 (49.8%)	483 (23.3%)	34 (1.6%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	67 (3.2%)	25.3	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%		28.7	29^th of 41 public high schools	29.3%	3			13.6						23.2	22.2	9.4	23.1							$24,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Conrad Schools of Science

How many students attend Conrad Schools of Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,164 students attended Conrad Schools of Science.

What district is Conrad Schools of Science in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

What is the racial makeup of Conrad Schools of Science?

Students at Conrad Schools of Science are 50% White, 29% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Conrad Schools of Science a good school?

Yes. Conrad Schools of Science ranks in the top 9.8% of Delaware high schools.

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