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Dickinson (John) School

Q: Is Dickinson (John) School a good school?

Dickinson (John) School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Delaware high schools.

Q: How many students attend Dickinson (John) School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,027 students attended Dickinson (John) School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dickinson (John) School?

Students at Dickinson (John) School are 36% Hispanic, 34% White, 25% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Dickinson (John) School?

Dickinson (John) School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Forest Oak Elementary School Elementary : Heritage Elementary School Elementary : North Star Elementary School Elementary : Richey Elementary School Elementary : Warner Elementary School Middle : Skyline Middle School

Public Grades 6-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 17% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Dickinson (John) School in Wilmington, DE, serves 1,027 students in grades 6-12 within the Red Clay Consolidated School District, and it presents a truly mixed picture for parents to consider.

The most striking finding is the dramatic split between middle and high school performance. In 8th grade, Dickinson students are actually outperforming both district and state averages in ELA (59% proficient vs. 41% statewide), math (42% vs. 29%), and social studies (48% vs. 38%). However, by 11th grade, those same students fall dramatically behind, with only 25% proficient in SAT ELA and just 11% in SAT math, compared to state averages of 44% and 18% respectively. This suggests the school does an excellent job in middle school but struggles significantly once students enter the high school years. The school also shows a remarkable turnaround in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 37.4% to 11.8% in a single year—now better than both district and state averages. Graduation rates, however, remain a persistent concern at 79.8% versus the district's 92.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, Dickinson sits in the middle of a wide performance spectrum within its district. It dramatically underperforms Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts and Conrad Schools of Science, which rank in the 90th+ percentile statewide, but it outperforms duPont (Alexis I.) High School and McKean (Thomas) High School. Notably, Dickinson spends more per student ($16,480) than the higher-performing Calloway and Conrad, indicating that funding alone doesn't explain the differences. The school has shown it can improve—its ranking for low-income students jumped from the 21st to 64th percentile—but replicating that success across all student groups and the high school division remains the key challenge for families to watch.

1,027

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,935

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1801 Milltown Road
Wilmington, DE 19808-4099

(302) 992-5500

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Feeder schools for Dickinson (John) School:

Elementary:	Forest Oak Elementary School
	Heritage Elementary School
	North Star Elementary School
	Richey Elementary School
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	Warner Elementary School
Middle:	Skyline Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.7%

White:

34.0%

African American:

25.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Delaware average (84% vs 91%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg41%

Delaware avg36%

Middle school

22^nd of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

34^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	56.6	22 of 60	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	20 of 54	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	31 of 53	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	27 of 51	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	23 of 52	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.1	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	88.0	5 of 35	85.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	6 of 46	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	27 of 53	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.5	25 of 49	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	29 of 50	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	8 of 38	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	17 of 49	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.4	26 of 42	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	11 of 46	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	37.5	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	15 of 55	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	25 of 49	49.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	16 of 47	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	16 of 41	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	23 of 43	46.5%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	27 of 41	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	26 of 39	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	36 of 40	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	26 of 35	25.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.3	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.0	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	26 of 35	25.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	28 of 36	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	33 of 33	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	26.2	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	23 of 29	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	31 of 40	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	25 of 36	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	9 of 33	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	21.2	27 of 34	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	28 of 36	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)87th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

White (2026)59th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-16 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+37 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

Social Studies39%-4 vs state

Mathematics32%~ state avg

Essay29%-14 vs state

Science14%-8 vs state

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by a student
Monday, February 15, 2010

Just a horrible high school i been in this school since september of 2009 and it literally is like hell the students trying to act like if there in brooklyn and the school is in horrible condition. If you had to decide to send your child to this school please dont your'll be doing wrong to your child. 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
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	27.6%	349 (34.0%)	257 (25.0%)	367 (35.7%)	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	20.4	34^th of 41 public high schools	17.1%		25.9	30^th of 41 public high schools	26.8%	4	18.5	25.5	6.5			55.6	56.3	48.2	12.5	25.0	10.9	28.6	31.9	43.7	59.3	31.9	24.1	42.0	$21,935
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	35.9%	236 (25.7%)	257 (27.9%)	382 (41.5%)	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)	14.5	37^th of 41 public high schools	9.8%		12.7	38^th of 41 public high schools	7.3%	1		17.2	11.0						11.9	22.2	6.5	14.2							$25,951
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
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
Christiana High School	Public	6-12	190 Salem Church Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-2400	1,425	85	16.8	24.4%	365 (25.6%)	618 (43.4%)	236 (16.6%)	101 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	94 (6.6%)	47.9	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%		39.8	22^nd of 41 public high schools	46.3%	1			29.4			83.5		66.7	22.3	37.0	18.2	27.7	80.2	94.2	89.2	57.1	86.1	70.6	$23,804
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)
Newark High School	Public	9-12	750 East Delaware Avenue	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-4700	1,039	68	15.2	32.4%	293 (28.2%)	399 (38.4%)	254 (24.4%)	27 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (5.8%)	30.6	27^th of 41 public high schools	34.1%		36.5	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%	2			15.2						14.9	36.6	13.1	29.5							$29,042
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dickinson (John) School

What is the racial makeup of Dickinson (John) School?

Students at Dickinson (John) School are 36% Hispanic, 34% White, 25% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dickinson (John) School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,027 students attended Dickinson (John) School.

Is Dickinson (John) School a good school?

Dickinson (John) School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Delaware high schools.

What schools feed into Dickinson (John) School?

Dickinson (John) School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Forest Oak Elementary School
Elementary : Heritage Elementary School
Elementary : North Star Elementary School
Elementary : Richey Elementary School
Elementary : Warner Elementary School
Middle : Skyline Middle School

What district is Dickinson (John) School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

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