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Linden Hill Elementary School

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Linden Hill Elementary School ranks 11 th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Linden Hill Elementary School in Wilmington, DE, serves 532 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District. This school has earned a reputation as one of the top-performing elementary schools in Delaware, consistently ranking in the top 10% statewide with a 5-star rating in six of the last seven school years.

Academically, Linden Hill dramatically outperforms both district and state averages across all subjects. For example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency stands at 60.4% compared to the state average of 40.1%, and 5th grade social studies proficiency reaches an impressive 84.6%—nearly 23 points above the state average. The school also excels at supporting students who often face additional challenges: it ranks #1 in the state for special education students and #1 for English Language Learners. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 10.2%, roughly 40-60% below district averages, indicating strong student engagement and family involvement. Perhaps most striking is the contrast with nearby schools—Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School, just 2.9 miles away, ranks 104th out of 106 schools with only 8.9% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA, a 51.5-point gap. Even Heritage Elementary School, located less than a mile away, trails Linden Hill by 36 percentile points in overall ranking.

Linden Hill achieves these outstanding results while spending $13,311 per student—significantly less than several lower-performing nearby schools like Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School ($21,898) and Mote ($19,049). The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.4 is actually higher than many peers, suggesting that teacher quality and instructional effectiveness matter more than class size alone. While North Star Elementary School edges out Linden Hill in overall rankings, Linden Hill's comprehensive strengths—particularly its #1 statewide rankings for special education and ELL students—make it an outstanding educational option for families seeking a school that delivers exceptional results for all learners.

532

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,500

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3415 Skyline Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808-1701

(302) 454-3406

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Students who attend Linden Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Skyline Middle School
High:	McKean (Thomas) High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Asian:

20.7%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (63% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg37%

Delaware avg42%

11^th of 106

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District

16^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	11 of 106	89.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	6 of 109	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	5 of 106	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	7 of 103	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	4 of 104	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	8 of 95	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	12 of 105	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	12 of 85	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	14 of 86	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	88.2	9 of 86	89.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.9	7 of 108	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.8	4 of 36	88.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.7	8 of 91	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.4	10 of 90	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	90.0	3 of 91	96.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	16 of 69	76.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.5	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.2	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	11 of 98	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.6	5 of 97	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	3 of 97	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	7 of 89	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	5 of 90	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	7 of 67	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	8 of 99	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	7 of 98	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.2	7 of 97	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	5 of 97	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	6 of 89	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	4 of 90	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	8 of 67	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	8 of 99	91.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.8	1 of 27	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	9 of 78	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	7 of 77	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	16 of 73	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	10 of 75	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	12 of 65	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	19 of 82	76.8%	★★★★☆

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)

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

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

African American (2026)77th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-80 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies76%+26 vs state

English Language Arts61%+19 vs state

Mathematics60%+20 vs state

Science55%+25 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Both of my children went here and it was the best school they went to. Many happy experiences there. The teachers and staff are wonderful. Highly recommend this school to anyone new to the area. 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	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
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%)	89.1	11^th of 106 public elementary schools	89.6%		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		328 (66.7%)	55 (11.2%)	78 (15.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	52.3	47^th of 106 public elementary schools	55.7%		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
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Forge Road	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2180	271	21	12.9		123 (45.4%)	63 (23.2%)	47 (17.3%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (8.1%)	85.9	14^th of 106 public elementary schools	86.8%		86.7	11^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.9%	3	55.8		51.2	78.9				58.1	52.3	75.5				54.6	57.8	61.5				$27,584
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%)	34	67^th of 106 public elementary schools	36.8%		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
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%)	61.8	35^th of 106 public elementary schools	67.0%		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
North Star Elementary School	Public	K-5	1340 Little Baltimore Road	Hockessin	19707	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 234-7200	589	40	14.7		335 (56.9%)	28 (4.8%)	43 (7.3%)	143 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	93.5	2^nd of 106 public elementary schools	98.1%		92.4	5^th of 109 public elementary schools	95.4%	3	54.2		58.1	85.4				67.9	65.3	68.0				73.2	68.8	68.0				$21,561
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 106 public elementary schools	88.7%		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
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%)	5.2	104^th of 106 public elementary schools	1.9%		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
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 St. Regis Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2142	244	23	10.6		80 (32.8%)	61 (25.0%)	84 (34.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	42.8	58^th of 106 public elementary schools	45.3%		41.4	57^th of 109 public elementary schools	47.7%	1	22.0		45.2	64.1				37.5	40.4	37.5				29.4	38.5	29.3				$35,752
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%)	38.4	64^th of 106 public elementary schools	39.6%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Linden Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Linden Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Linden Hill Elementary School?

Students at Linden Hill Elementary School are 49% White, 21% Asian, 15% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Linden Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Linden Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Skyline Middle School
High : McKean (Thomas) High School

Is Linden Hill Elementary School a good school?

Linden Hill Elementary School ranks 11^th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What district is Linden Hill Elementary School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

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