Best High Schools in Delaware

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 41)	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)
100108000111	31	Milford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1019 North Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Sussex County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 422-1610	1,279	76	16.8		561 (43.9%)	324 (25.3%)	318 (24.9%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.1%)	$12,445			$673			$11,500	24.6	26.3	29	2
100128000154	32	Delcastle Technical High School	Public	9-12	1417 Newport Road	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 995-8100	1,585	128	12.3		380 (24.0%)	439 (27.7%)	681 (43.0%)	13 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.2%)	$18,776			$1,069			$21,028	22.9	24.7	30	2
100023000209	33	Penn (William) High School	Public	9-12	713 East Basin Road	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2800	2,239	124	18		532 (23.8%)	1,073 (47.9%)	501 (22.4%)	44 (2.0%)	7 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	72 (3.2%)	$14,220			$702			$15,934	22.2	23.1	31	2
100153000158	34	Seaford Senior High School	Public	9-12	399 North Market Street Ext	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	879	50	17.5		256 (29.1%)	335 (38.1%)	224 (25.5%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	$14,948			$1,056			$15,023	19.5	16.1	36	2
100081000100	35	Laurel Senior High School	Public	9-12	1133 South Central Avenue	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6120	747	39	19		333 (44.6%)	190 (25.4%)	153 (20.5%)	7 (0.9%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.2%)	$12,283			$755			$11,360	18.6	22.4	32	3
100005000342	36	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	1,341	89	15.1		159 (11.9%)	180 (13.4%)	955 (71.2%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (2.4%)	$14,228			$664			$16,891	17.1			(n/a)
100005900372	37	Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	201 West 14th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	Freire Charter School Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 407-4800	450	27	16.6		37 (8.2%)	368 (81.8%)	36 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,729			$1,504			$10,447	16.1	17.7	34	3
100128000297	38	Howard High School of Technology	Public	9-12	401 East 12th Street	Wilmington	19801	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 571-5400	889	67	13.3		68 (7.6%)	532 (59.8%)	229 (25.8%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	$18,718			$1,035			$19,389	13.1	9	37	1
100130000276	39	duPont (Alexis I.) High School	Public	9-12	50 Hillside Road	Wilmington	19807	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 651-2626	680	48	14.1		107 (15.7%)	302 (44.4%)	243 (35.7%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$16,399			$369			$19,747	12.7	19.3	33	6
100130000274	40	McKean (Thomas) High School	Public	9-12	301 McKennan's Church Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 992-5520	927	71	13		232 (25.0%)	251 (27.1%)	403 (43.5%)	11 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	$18,132			$348			$22,168	11.8	8	38	2

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on DeSSA Science, SAT English Language Arts, SAT Mathematics, SAT Essay, DeSSA Social Studies 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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America