Delaware · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Delaware

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

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61/100
Top score
C+
Top grade
50/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Heritage Elementary School in Wilmington is Delaware's top-resourced public school, scoring 61/100 on the NCES resource index.

61/100
top score (grade C+)
2
schools at the top grade (C+)
50/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Heritage Elementary School Wilmington C+ 61
2 Clayton (John M.) Elementary School Frankford C+ 60
3 North Star Elementary School Hockessin C 59
4 Seaford Central Elementary School Seaford C 59
5 Marbrook Elementary School Wilmington C 59
6 Star Hill Elementary School Dover C 59
7 Linden Hill Elementary School Wilmington C 57
8 Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School Selbyville C 57
9 William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary Hockessin C 55
10 Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School Newark C 55
11 West Park Place Elementary School Newark C 55
12 Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School Newark C 55
13 Gateway Charter School Wilmington C- 54
14 Leasure (May B.) Elementary School Newark C- 53
15 Forest Oak Elementary School Newark C- 52
16 Southern Delaware School of the Arts Selbyville C- 52
17 Major George S. Welch Elementary School Dover C- 52
18 The Colwyck Center New Castle C- 52
19 North Smyrna Elementary School Smyrna C- 51
20 Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School Wilmington C- 51
21 Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School Newark C- 51
22 Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Newark C- 51
23 Lake Forest Central Elementary School Felton C- 50
24 Richey Elementary School Wilmington C- 50
25 Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown D 49
26 Cedar Lane Elementary School Middletown D 49
27 Warner Elementary School Wilmington D 49
28 Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School Wilmington D 49
29 Providence Creek Academy Charter School Clayton D 48
30 Brick Mill Elementary School Middletown D 48
31 Frederick Douglass Elementary School Seaford D 48
32 Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School Wilmington D 48
33 Sussex Technical High School Georgetown D 47
34 Brandywine Springs School Wilmington D 47
35 Richardson Park Elementary School Wilmington D 47
36 Mcvey (Joseph M.) Elementary School Newark D 47
37 Charter School of Wilmington Wilmington D 46
38 Long Neck Elementary School Millsboro D 46
39 Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center Middletown D 46
40 Great Oaks Charter School Wilmington D 46
41 Newark Charter School Newark D 45
42 North Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown D 45
43 Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Bridgeville D 45
44 Moore (John Bassett) School Smyrna D 45
45 Kuumba Academy Charter School Wilmington D 45
46 Lord Baltimore Elementary School Ocean View D 45
47 Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School Wilmington D 45
48 Brick Mill Early Childhood Center Middletown D 45
49 Brookside Elementary School Newark D 45
50 Hartly Elementary School Hartly D 45

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Delaware? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Delaware is Heritage Elementary School in Wilmington with a quality score of 61/100 (grade C+). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.