Best High Schools in Delaware

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Delaware, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 50%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Newark Charter School	Newark, DE	2,987	47%
2	Caesar Rodney High School	Camden, DE	2,257	47%
3	Penn (William) High School	New Castle, DE	2,239	59%
4	Odyssey Charter School	Wilmington, DE	2,123	44%
5	Sussex Central High School	Georgetown, DE	2,039	46%
6	Cape Henlopen High School	Lewes, DE	1,813	49%
7	Smyrna High School	Smyrna, DE	1,807	58%
8	Dover High School	Dover, DE	1,771	59%
9	Delcastle Technical High School	Wilmington, DE	1,585	42%
10	Appoquinimink High School	Middletown, DE	1,484	47%
11	MOT Charter School	Middletown, DE	1,383	59%
12	Middletown High School	Middletown, DE	1,355	51%
13	Las Americas ASPIRA Academy	Newark, DE	1,341	59%
14	Sussex Technical High School	Georgetown, DE	1,292	43%
15	Milford Senior High School	Milford, DE	1,279	43%
16	Christiana High School	Newark, DE	1,256	58%
17	POLYTECH High School	Woodside, DE	1,203	55%
18	Conrad Schools of Science	Wilmington, DE	1,169	56%
19	St. Georges Technical High School	Middletown, DE	1,153	45%
20	Sussex Academy	Georgetown, DE	1,118	51%
21	Mount Pleasant High School	Wilmington, DE	1,107	56%
22	Newark High School	Newark, DE	1,105	51%
23	Indian River High School	Dagsboro, DE	1,088	46%
24	Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School	Newark, DE	1,061	44%
25	Dickinson (John) School	Wilmington, DE	1,058	45%
26	Concord High School	Wilmington, DE	1,014	59%
27	Charter School of Wilmington	Wilmington, DE	968	44%
28	Brandywine High School	Wilmington, DE	950	51%
29	Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts	Wilmington, DE	930	45%
30	McKean (Thomas) High School	Wilmington, DE	927	49%
31	Odessa High School	Townsend, DE	917	57%
32	Glasgow High School	Newark, DE	895	44%
33	Howard High School of Technology	Wilmington, DE	889	44%
34	Seaford Senior High School	Seaford, DE	879	49%
35	Lake Forest High School	Felton, DE	870	51%
36	Laurel Senior High School	Laurel, DE	747	45%
37	Woodbridge High School	Greenwood, DE	723	50%
38	duPont (Alexis I.) High School	Wilmington, DE	680	48%
39	Delmar High School	Delmar, DE	670	57%
40	Delaware Military Academy	Wilmington, DE	584	51%
41	The Bancroft School	Wilmington, DE	524	41%
42	Early College School at Del State	Dover, DE	519	53%
43	Freire Charter School	Wilmington, DE	450	44%
44	Brennen School (The)	Newark, DE	445	58%
45	First State Military Academy	Clayton, DE	439	53%
46	Sussex Consortium	Lewes, DE	421	49%
47	Kent County Community School	Dover, DE	276	47%
48	John S. Charlton School	Camden, DE	261	48%
49	Ennis (Howard T.) School	Georgetown, DE	241	55%
50	Great Oaks Charter School	Wilmington, DE	217	43%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in Delaware?

The largest high school in Delaware is Newark Charter School in Newark with 2,987 students and a 47% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in Delaware?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Delaware by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.