Best Elementary Schools in Delaware

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 106)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
100130000258	81	Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 North Van Buren Street	Wilmington	19806	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2695	316	36	8.7		47 (14.9%)	89 (28.2%)	174 (55.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,137			$2,090			$18,969	22.4	13	93	12
100006300387	82	Sussex Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	24970 Dairy Lane	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Sussex Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(302) 404-5367	439	22	19.9		218 (49.7%)	126 (28.7%)	52 (11.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)								22.1	14	92	10
100023000197	83	Wilmington Manor Elementary School	Public	K-8	200 East Roosevelt Avenue	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2901	368	29	12.6		124 (33.7%)	121 (32.9%)	91 (24.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.3%)	$16,818			$392			$19,806	22	24.4	74	9
100019000051	84	East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	852 South Little Creek Road	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	338	30	11.3		49 (14.5%)	167 (49.4%)	84 (24.9%)	8 (2.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	$17,553			$2,566			$16,249	20.6	12.1	96	12
100005000342	85	Las Americas ASPIRA Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	326 Ruthar Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Las Americas Aspira Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 292-1463	1,444	98	14.7		159 (11.0%)	187 (13.0%)	1,053 (72.9%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.0%)	$14,228			$664			$16,891	20.2	24.2	75	10
100108000344	86	Mispillion Elementary	Public	1-5	311 Lovers Lane	Milford	19963	Sussex County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 424-5800	572	36	15.8		254 (44.4%)	159 (27.8%)	126 (22.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$12,151			$974			$10,918	18.8	19.6	81	5
100124000281	87	Maple Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Maple Lane	Claymont	19703	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 792-3906	358	30	11.9		130 (36.3%)	127 (35.5%)	68 (19.0%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$15,214			$1,088			$17,595	18.7	10.8	99	12
100130000254	88	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	324	32	10		85 (26.2%)	53 (16.4%)	168 (51.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$19,049			$1,409			$21,472	17.4	12.4	95	7
100081000364	89	Laurel Elementary School	Public	1-6	801 South Central Avenue	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6110	1,134	62	18.2		469 (41.4%)	246 (21.7%)	299 (26.4%)	11 (1.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (8.7%)	$10,110			$720			$9,156	17.2	19.9	80	9
100001400106	90	Kuumba Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 North French Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Kuumba Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 472-6450	599	53	11.3		4 (0.7%)	543 (90.7%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$14,625			$1,500			$13,687	17.1	12.5	94	4

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, DeSSA Science 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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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