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Smyrna High School

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Smyrna High School ranks 20 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 51% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Smyrna High School is a public high school located in Smyrna, Delaware, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,790 students. It is part of the Smyrna School District, which is ranked 8th out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Smyrna High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 9th and 22nd among Delaware high schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 20th and a 3-star rating.

Academically, Smyrna High School's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally on par with or slightly below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 87.7% to 93.3% over the past few years, which is in line with the state average, and its dropout rate has been relatively low, ranging from 2.5% to 3.9%. However, the school has experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 23.3%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Smyrna High School's performance varies across different student subgroups. The school ranks higher for Hispanic students and African American students, but lower for White students and students with special needs. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing achievement gaps and providing more targeted support for these populations. Overall, while Smyrna High School's performance is generally solid, there are opportunities for improvement in specific areas, such as increasing proficiency rates in mathematics and science and reducing chronic absenteeism.

1,777

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,865

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Duck Creek Parkway
Smyrna, DE 19977-1091

(302) 653-8581

District: Smyrna School District

Feeder schools for Smyrna High School:

Elementary:	Clayton Elementary School
	North Smyrna Elementary School
	Smyrna Elementary School
	Sunnyside Elementary School
Middle:	Clayton Intermediate School
	Moore (John Bassett) School
	Smyrna Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

African American:

35.7%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Delaware average (89%)

✓Above the Delaware median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Delaware avg30%

20^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 32Smyrna 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	46.1	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	18 of 39	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	22 of 39	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	22 of 39	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	18 of 40	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.6	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.3	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	48.9	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.0	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2013	60.6	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2012	53.7	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.5	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	19 of 41	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.7	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.0	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	13 of 33	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.9	22 of 28	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	18 of 40	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	23 of 36	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	18 of 41	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	25.2	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	22 of 36	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2019)20th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Essay36%+3 vs state

Science22%~ state avg

Social Studies19%-9 vs state

Mathematics12%-6 vs state

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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 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	500 Duck Creek Parkway	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-8581	1,777	100	17.7		861 (48.5%)	634 (35.7%)	183 (10.3%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.1%)	46.1	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%		39.8	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%			21.6			18.8	48.3	12.3	35.7				$16,865
First State Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	355 West Duck Creek Road	Clayton	19938	Kent County	First State Military Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 223-2150	433	24	18.0		214 (49.4%)	142 (32.8%)	51 (11.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	38.1	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%		33.4	24^th of 41 public high schools	41.5%	1		21.1			21.9	45.5	9.1	23.3
Early College School at Del State	Public, Charter	7-12	1570 North DuPont Highway	Dover	19901	Kent County	Early College High School at Del State	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 857-3510	583	24	24.2		45 (7.7%)	463 (79.4%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	48.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%		56.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%			18.9	56.3	19.3	21.4	47.1	10.0	46.4	35.8	21.8	21.3
Odessa High School	Public	9-12	570 Tony Marchio Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 842-2625	1,254	83	15.0		599 (47.8%)	450 (35.9%)	98 (7.8%)	42 (3.3%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	77.8	5^th of 41 public high schools	87.8%		77.9	6^th of 41 public high schools	85.4%	1	40.3	26.7			45.4	64.2	25.2	40.8				$17,060
Dover High School	Public	9-12	One Dover High Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 241-2400	1,812	88	20.5		340 (18.8%)	1,022 (56.4%)	295 (16.3%)	32 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	10 (0.6%)	103 (5.7%)	29.5	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		27.9	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		24.2	13.1			21.6	28.9	10.6	28.3				$18,334
Middletown High School	Public	9-12	120 Silver Lake Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 376-4141	1,231	80	15.3		492 (40.0%)	448 (36.4%)	118 (9.6%)	101 (8.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.5%)	51.1	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%		73.4	9^th of 41 public high schools	78.0%	8	29.2	18.7			20.6	53.2	19.2	35.5				$19,820
Appoquinimink High School	Public	9-12	1080 Bunker Hill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3840	1,357	89	15.2		608 (44.8%)	422 (31.1%)	110 (8.1%)	155 (11.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.8%)	75.6	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%		74	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%	1	38.4	24.4			33.1	60.1	29.4	48.9				$20,258
Caesar Rodney High School	Public	9-12	239 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 697-2161	2,254	128	17.6		984 (43.7%)	733 (32.5%)	259 (11.5%)	97 (4.3%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	172 (7.6%)	65.9	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%		56.3	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%	6	41.0	28.4			27.8	57.6	22.0	37.3				$16,021
Positive Outcomes Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	3337 South DuPont Highway	Camden	19934	Kent County	Positive Outcomes Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-8805	119	13	9.1		58 (48.7%)	50 (42.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)
St. Georges Technical High School	Public	9-12	555 Hyetts Corner Rd.	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3360	1,198	80	14.9		518 (43.2%)	408 (34.1%)	162 (13.5%)	27 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (6.4%)	61.5	12^th of 41 public high schools	70.7%		60.9	12^th of 41 public high schools	70.7%			28.2			25.8	51.5	17.9	40.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Smyrna High School

How many students attend Smyrna High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,777 students attended Smyrna High School.

What schools feed into Smyrna High School?

Smyrna High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clayton Elementary School
Elementary : North Smyrna Elementary School
Elementary : Smyrna Elementary School
Elementary : Sunnyside Elementary School
Middle : Clayton Intermediate School
Middle : Moore (John Bassett) School
Middle : Smyrna Middle School

Is Smyrna High School a good school?

Smyrna High School ranks 20^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Smyrna High School in?

Smyrna School District

What is the racial makeup of Smyrna High School?

Students at Smyrna High School are 48% White, 36% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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