Delaware · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Delaware

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Delaware, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 Delaware schools listed here average 40.6% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 18 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

40.6%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 95.8%
highest rate (Freire Charter School): 18
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Freire Charter SchoolWilmington	406	Critical	95.8%
2	Douglass SchoolWilmington	119	Critical	89.9%
3	Stubbs Early Education CenterWilmington	148	Critical	83.8%
4	William Henry Middle SchoolDover	432	Critical	82.4%
5	Mccullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolNew Castle	615	Critical	67.0%
6	East Side Charter SchoolWilmington	434	Critical	66.4%
7	Fairview Elementary SchoolDover	287	Critical	65.5%
8	New Castle Elementary SchoolNew Castle	383	Critical	62.9%
9	Dupont (Alexis I.) High SchoolWilmington	550	Critical	61.3%
10	Central Middle SchoolDover	860	Critical	59.2%
11	Seaford Senior High SchoolSeaford	960	Critical	53.8%
12	Delaware School for the DeafNewark	108	Critical	53.7%
13	East Dover Elementary SchoolDover	331	Critical	53.5%
14	Brookside Elementary SchoolNewark	260	Critical	52.7%
15	Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolNewark	681	Critical	52.3%
16	Booker T. Washington Elementary SchoolDover	314	Critical	52.2%
17	Skyline Middle SchoolWilmington	408	Critical	51.5%
18	Castle Hills Elementary SchoolNew Castle	462	Critical	50.9%
19	The Bancroft SchoolWilmington	616	High	49.2%
20	Downie (Carrie) Elementary SchoolNew Castle	324	High	49.1%
21	Read (George) Middle SchoolNew Castle	662	High	48.8%
22	Shortlidge (Evan G.) AcademyWilmington	340	High	48.2%
23	Howard High School of TechnologyWilmington	905	High	47.8%
24	Wilmington Manor Elementary SchoolNew Castle	291	High	47.4%
25	Warner Elementary SchoolWilmington	395	High	47.3%
26	Brandywine High SchoolWilmington	897	High	47.2%
27	First State Military AcademyClayton	433	High	46.2%
28	Mckean (Thomas) High SchoolWilmington	920	High	45.9%
29	Leach (John G.) SchoolNew Castle	95	High	45.3%
30	Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolNew Castle	846	High	44.7%
31	Edison (Thomas a.) Charter SchoolWilmington	557	High	44.5%
32	Beacon Middle SchoolLewes	427	High	44.5%
33	Sussex Central High SchoolGeorgetown	2,012	High	43.9%
34	Southern Elementary SchoolNew Castle	729	High	43.3%
35	Dupont (Pierre S.) Middle SchoolWilmington	730	High	42.5%
36	Positive Outcomes Charter SchoolCamden	119	High	42.0%
37	Harlan (David W. ) Elementary SchoolWilmington	322	High	41.3%
38	Towne Point Elementary SchoolDover	341	High	40.8%
39	Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary SchoolNewark	413	High	40.0%
40	The Bayard SchoolWilmington	571	High	38.4%
41	Milford Senior High SchoolMilford	1,271	High	38.1%
42	Glasgow High SchoolNewark	908	High	38.1%
43	Pleasantville Elementary SchoolNew Castle	389	High	38.0%
44	Downes (John R.) Elementary SchoolNewark	346	High	37.9%
45	Hartly Elementary SchoolHartly	240	High	37.9%
46	Keene (William B.) Elementary SchoolNewark	408	High	37.5%
47	Allen Frear Elementary SchoolCamden	504	High	37.3%
48	Seaford Middle SchoolSeaford	800	High	37.1%
49	Oberle (William) Elementary SchoolBear	512	High	36.9%
50	Dover High SchoolDover	1,812	High	36.7%
51	Richardson Park Elementary SchoolWilmington	522	High	36.6%
52	Caesar Rodney High SchoolCamden	2,254	High	36.4%
53	Mount Pleasant High SchoolWilmington	1,084	High	35.8%
54	Smyrna High SchoolSmyrna	1,777	High	35.6%
55	Brader (Henry M.) Elementary SchoolNewark	324	High	35.5%
56	Mote (Anna P.) Elementary SchoolWilmington	310	High	35.5%
57	Dickinson (John) SchoolWilmington	1,027	High	35.3%
58	Meadowood ProgramNewark	119	High	35.3%
59	Concord High SchoolWilmington	994	High	35.1%
60	North Dover Elementary SchoolDover	333	High	35.1%
61	Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryBear	1,052	High	34.7%
62	Woodbridge High SchoolGreenwood	728	High	34.6%
63	Maple Lane Elementary SchoolClaymont	363	High	34.4%
64	Shue-Medill Middle SchoolNewark	763	High	34.2%
65	Mariner Middle SchoolMilton	552	High	33.7%
66	Laurel Senior High SchoolLaurel	753	High	33.2%
67	Chipman (W.T.) Middle SchoolHarrington	905	High	33.0%
68	Lake Forest High SchoolFelton	951	High	32.8%
69	Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWilmington	674	High	32.8%
70	Milford Central AcademyMilford	1,013	High	32.7%
71	Indian River High SchoolDagsboro	1,073	High	32.5%
72	Carrcroft Elementary SchoolWilmington	475	High	31.4%
73	South Dover Elementary SchoolDover	577	High	30.8%
74	John S. Charlton SchoolCamden	424	High	30.7%
75	Redding (Louis L.) Middle SchoolMiddletown	451	High	30.6%
76	J. Ralph Mcilvaine Early Childhood CenterMagnolia	454	High	30.2%
77	Kuumba Academy Charter SchoolWilmington	594	High	30.1%
78	Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary SchoolWilmington	347	Moderate	29.7%
79	Mcvey (Joseph M.) Elementary SchoolNewark	319	Moderate	29.5%
80	Springer Middle SchoolWilmington	776	Moderate	29.4%
81	Millsboro Middle SchoolMillsboro	726	Moderate	29.2%
82	Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle SchoolGreenville	455	Moderate	29.2%
83	Academy of Dover Charter SchoolDover	443	Moderate	29.1%
84	Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary SchoolNewark	244	Moderate	29.1%
85	Delmar Middle SchoolDelmar	732	Moderate	28.6%
86	Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolNewark	1,104	Moderate	27.6%
87	Major George S. Welch Elementary SchoolDover	261	Moderate	27.6%
88	Woodbridge Middle SchoolBridgeville	596	Moderate	27.5%
89	F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolCamden	647	Moderate	27.4%
90	David E. Robinson Elementary SchoolWyoming	514	Moderate	27.0%
91	Spring Meadow Early Childhood CenterTownsend	185	Moderate	27.0%
92	Leasure (May B.) Elementary SchoolNewark	316	Moderate	26.9%
93	Townsend Early Childhood CenterTownsend	176	Moderate	26.7%
94	Charter School of New CastleNew Castle	788	Moderate	26.6%
95	Forest Oak Elementary SchoolNewark	429	Moderate	26.6%
96	Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary SchoolWilmington	276	Moderate	26.4%
97	Delcastle Technical High SchoolWilmington	1,605	Moderate	26.1%
98	North Laurel Early Learning AcademyLaurel	273	Moderate	26.0%
99	Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary SchoolNew Castle	436	Moderate	25.7%
100	Ennis (Howard T.) SchoolGeorgetown	340	Moderate	25.6%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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