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Smyrna High School

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Smyrna High School ranks 19 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 54% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Smyrna High School is a large public high school in Smyrna, DE, serving 1,777 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Smyrna School District, which ranks 7th out of 34 districts in the state.

For parents, the most encouraging news is that Smyrna High School has made a dramatic turnaround in student attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from a staggering 34.2% in 2021-2022 to just 11.3% in 2024-2025—far better than the state average of 17.1% and notably lower than nearby Appoquinimink High School (22.5%), Middletown High School (24.0%), and Odessa High School (22.5%). This improvement likely contributes to the school's strong 93.3% graduation rate, which exceeds the state average of 88.9%. Academically, the school shines in English Language Arts, with 47.45% of 11th graders proficient on the SAT—above the state average—and it also excels in essay writing (49.86% proficiency vs. 43.01% statewide).

However, math remains a clear area of concern. Only 16.62% of students are proficient in math, below the state average of 18.16% and trailing peers like Middletown High School (28.17%) and Odessa High School (19.7%). Science and social studies scores also lag slightly behind state averages. One standout finding is the school's exceptional performance with Hispanic students, who rank 8th in the state (76th percentile)—a significant strength. When compared to the nearby First State Military Academy, just 0.73 miles away, Smyrna outperforms it in nearly every metric, including graduation rate (93.3% vs. 84.3%) and math proficiency (16.62% vs. 6.38%). Overall, Smyrna High School offers a stable, improving environment with strong literacy outcomes and a clear focus on getting students to school every day.

1,777

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,865

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Delaware average (91%)

✓Above the Delaware median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Delaware avg31%

19^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 34Smyrna 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	52.2	19 of 41	53.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	40.0	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.8	18 of 39	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	79.1	8 of 33	75.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	35.9	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.0	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	37.3	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)76th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)50th percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-18 vs school

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

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

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Essay50%+7 vs state

English Language Arts47%+3 vs state

Science21%-7 vs state

Social Studies18%-7 vs state

Mathematics17%~ state avg

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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 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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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	16.7%	861 (48.5%)	634 (35.7%)	183 (10.3%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.1%)	52.2	19^th of 41 public high schools	53.7%		46.1	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%	1			21.2					18.0	47.5	16.6	49.9					$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	18.9%	214 (49.4%)	142 (32.8%)	51 (11.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	32.8	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%		38.1	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%	2			20.2					16.8	43.6	6.4	25.3
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	28.6%	45 (7.7%)	463 (79.4%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	54.8	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%		48.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%	1			17.6			57.0	31.1	30.9	51.1	8.5	55.0	34.5	39.0	18.6	9.5
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	8.9%	599 (47.8%)	450 (35.9%)	98 (7.8%)	42 (3.3%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	73.1	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%		77.8	5^th of 41 public high schools	87.8%	3		44.8	33.0					38.9	54.2	19.7	50.0					$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	34.7%	340 (18.8%)	1,022 (56.4%)	295 (16.3%)	32 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	10 (0.6%)	103 (5.7%)	30.6	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		29.5	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%			44.4	15.1					25.1	22.9	7.3	32.4					$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	11.1%	492 (40.0%)	448 (36.4%)	118 (9.6%)	101 (8.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.5%)	69.7	10^th of 41 public high schools	75.6%		51.1	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%	7		37.8	19.1					25.7	60.9	28.2	51.6					$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	10.8%	608 (44.8%)	422 (31.1%)	110 (8.1%)	155 (11.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.8%)	75.9	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%		75.6	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%			52.8	28.8					28.6	55.2	26.6	53.6					$20,258
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	50.4%	58 (48.7%)	50 (42.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)			22.7
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	12.1%	518 (43.2%)	408 (34.1%)	162 (13.5%)	27 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (6.4%)	67.1	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%		61.5	12^th of 41 public high schools	70.7%	1			36.2					25.4	52.8	14.2	52.8
POLYTECH High School	Public	9-12	823 Walnut Shade Road	Woodside	19980	Kent County	POLYTECH School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3255	1,228	80	15.3	16.3%	666 (54.2%)	305 (24.8%)	129 (10.5%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (8.2%)	48.8	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%		58	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%	5		71.4	18.1					20.1	48.4	12.7	46.8					$21,677

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 19^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.

How many students attend Smyrna High School?

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

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2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 29, 2026

2025–26 DeSSA, SAT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresAug 18, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataMar 23, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataJan 20, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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