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McKean (Thomas) High School

Q: Is McKean (Thomas) High School a good school?

McKean (Thomas) High School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Delaware high schools.

Q: How many students attend McKean (Thomas) High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 920 students attended McKean (Thomas) High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McKean (Thomas) High School?

Students at McKean (Thomas) High School are 42% Hispanic, 28% African American, 26% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into McKean (Thomas) High School?

McKean (Thomas) High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School Elementary : Linden Hill Elementary School Elementary : Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School Middle : Stanton Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 7% of Delaware high schools

Summary

McKean (Thomas) High School is a public high school located in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 870 students. The school is part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District, which is ranked 12th out of 32 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $18,132, McKean (Thomas) High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Delaware, ranking 38th out of 41 high schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across various standardized tests, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 20.4% to 40.5% in recent years. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 92.2%, is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate, ranging from 1.0% to 3.9%, is higher than the state average.

When compared to other high schools in the area, such as the nearby Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts and Conrad Schools of Science, both public magnet schools, McKean (Thomas) High School significantly underperforms across various academic measures. This suggests that factors beyond just academic resources may be contributing to the school's overall low performance, and addressing these issues will likely require a multifaceted approach.

920

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,951

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 McKennan's Church Road
Wilmington, DE 19808-1398

(302) 992-5520

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Feeder schools for McKean (Thomas) High School:

Elementary:	Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School
	Linden Hill Elementary School
	Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School
Middle:	Stanton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.5%

African American:

27.9%

White:

25.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (13% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Delaware)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg45%

Delaware avg33%

38^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	38 of 41	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	40 of 41	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	39 of 39	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	40 of 40	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	41 of 41	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	30 of 33	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	39 of 40	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	38 of 38	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	41 of 41	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-25 vs state

Science12%-14 vs state

Social Studies10%-18 vs state

Essay9%-23 vs state

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Schools Near McKean (Thomas) High School

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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 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
McKean (Thomas) High School	Public	9-12	301 McKennan's Church Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 992-5520	920	70	13.1		236 (25.7%)	257 (27.9%)	382 (41.5%)	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)	12.7	38^th of 41 public high schools	7.3%		11.8	40^th of 41 public high schools	2.4%	2		12.5	12.0				10.1	22.2		9.3							$25,951
Dickinson (John) School	Public	6-12	1801 Milltown Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 992-5500	1,027	66	15.5		349 (34.0%)	257 (25.0%)	367 (35.7%)	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	25.9	30^th of 41 public high schools	26.8%		29.1	27^th of 41 public high schools	34.1%	3	20.2	18.5	4.4	54.1	75.7	43.9	23.1	32.7	13.7	17.5	46.0	54.1	44.3	32.2	33.3	36.0	$21,935
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		318 (19.8%)	483 (30.1%)	707 (44.0%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (4.5%)	35.3	26^th of 41 public high schools	36.6%		22.9	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%	6			25.9				18.9	39.6	11.1	17.2
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
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
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
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)
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about McKean (Thomas) High School

How many students attend McKean (Thomas) High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 920 students attended McKean (Thomas) High School.

What schools feed into McKean (Thomas) High School?

McKean (Thomas) High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School
Elementary : Linden Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School
Middle : Stanton Middle School

What district is McKean (Thomas) High School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Is McKean (Thomas) High School a good school?

McKean (Thomas) High School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Delaware high schools.

What is the racial makeup of McKean (Thomas) High School?

Students at McKean (Thomas) High School are 42% Hispanic, 28% African American, 26% White, 3% Two or more races.

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