Best Cities in Delaware for Schools

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the test scores by the Delaware Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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Rank (of 34)	City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	Rank score (2024)	Rank (2023)	Rank change from 2023
1^st	Rehoboth Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0.925	3	2
2^nd	Ocean View	1	0	0	0	0	0.915	1	1
3^rd	Hockessin	2	1	0	0	3	0.898	2	1
4^th	Lewes	2	1	1	1	1	0.851	4
5^th	Dagsboro	0	0	1	0	1	0.829	7	2
6^th	Townsend	4	1	1	0	0	0.783	6
7^th	Selbyville	2	1	1	0	0	0.778	5	2
8^th	Middletown	7	3	3	1	3	0.711	8
9^th	Milton	2	1	0	0	1	0.691	9
10^th	Woodside	0	0	1	0	0	0.683	10
11^th	Hartly	1	0	0	0	4	0.642	22	11
12^th	Camden	3	2	2	1	0	0.631	12
13^th	Georgetown	2	1	2	2	2	0.623	13
14^th	Clayton	2	1	1	0	1	0.593	15	1
15^th	Smyrna	3	2	1	0	1	0.592	17	2
16^th	Delmar	0	1	1	0	0	0.524	11	5
17^th	Felton	2	0	1	0	1	0.521	14	3
18^th	Claymont	2	0	0	0	0	0.505	21	3
19^th	Wyoming	1	0	0	0	1	0.491		(n/a)
20^th	Bear	3	0	0	0	5	0.478	18	2
21^st	Millsboro	2	1	0	0	0	0.469	19	2
22^nd	Frankford	1	0	0	0	0	0.462	16	6
23^rd	Newark	15	3	4	5	13	0.445	20	3
24^th	Wilmington	27	6	14	5	43	0.441	24
25^th	Dover	12	4	3	1	16	0.44	23	2
26^th	Magnolia	1	1	0	0	1	0.426		(n/a)
27^th	Seaford	4	1	1	1	2	0.403	27
28^th	Harrington	1	1	0	0	0	0.37	26	2
29^th	Bridgeville	1	1	0	0	0	0.362	25	4
30^th	Milford	3	1	1	0	2	0.329	28	2
31^st	Greenwood	1	0	1	0	1	0.293	29	2
32^nd	New Castle	8	3	2	1	4	0.157	31	1
33^rd	Laurel	3	1	1	1	1	0.152	30	3
34^th	Greenville	0	1	0	0	0	0.037	32	2

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About our rankings:

* Private schools are not used in determining city rank.
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Delaware Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Delaware Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Delaware Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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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