Top 10 Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Schools in Delaware (2023)
Public schools in Delaware achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 42% (2023).
The public schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Delaware is Charter School Of Wilmington with 96%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 52%
96%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 64%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Schools in Delaware (2023)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Charter School Of Wilmington
Charter School
Math: 89% | Reading: 96%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 96%
Grades: 9-12
100 North Dupont Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2727
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2727
Rank: #22.
North Star Elementary School
Math: 74% | Reading: 84%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: K-5
1340 Little Baltimore Road
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-7200
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-7200
Rank: #33.
Sussex Academy
Charter School
Math: 57% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: K-12
21150 Airport Road
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 856-3636
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 856-3636
Rank: #44.
Calloway (Cab) School Of The Arts
Magnet School
Math: 45% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-12
100 North Dupont Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2700
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2700
Rank: #55.
Newark Charter School
Charter School
Math: 66% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: K-12
200 Mcintire Drive
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 369-2001
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 369-2001
Rank: #66.
Dover Air Force Base Middle School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 6-8
3100 Hawthorne Drive
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-3284
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-3284
Rank: #77.
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School
Math: 60% | Reading: 70%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 1-5
200 Brennan Boulevard
Bear, DE 19701
(302) 832-1343
Bear, DE 19701
(302) 832-1343
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Appoquinimink High School
Math: 40% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 9-12
1080 Bunker Hill Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3840
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3840
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Lord Baltimore Elementary School
Math: 51% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: K-5
120 Atlantic Avenue
Ocean View, DE 19970
(302) 537-2700
Ocean View, DE 19970
(302) 537-2700
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Christiana High School
Math: 49% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 66%
Grades: 6-12
190 Salem Church Road
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 631-2400
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 631-2400
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Southern Delaware School Of The Arts
Magnet School
Math: 43% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 66%
Grades: K-8
27 Hosier Street
Selbyville, DE 19975
(302) 436-1066
Selbyville, DE 19975
(302) 436-1066
Rank: #1212.
Mot Charter School
Charter School
Math: 51% | Reading: 65%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 65%
Grades: K-12
1156 Levels Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 376-5125
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 376-5125
Rank: #1313.
Linden Hill Elementary School
Math: 52% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 63%
Grades: K-5
3415 Skyline Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 454-3406
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 454-3406
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
Delaware Military Academy
Charter School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: 9-12
112 Middleboro Road
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 998-0745
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 998-0745
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
First State Montessori Academy
Charter School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: K-8
Null, Null
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 576-1500
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 576-1500
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
West Park Place Elementary School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: K-5
193 West Park Place
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 454-2290
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 454-2290
Rank: #1717.
Beacon Middle School
Math: 49% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 62%
Grades: 6-8
19483 John J. Williams Highway
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-6288
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-6288
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
Caesar Rodney High School
Math: 31% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 61%
Grades: 9-12
239 Old North Road
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-2161
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-2161
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
Middletown High School
Math: 41% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 61%
Grades: 9-12
120 Silver Lake Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 376-4141
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 376-4141
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School
Math: 47% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 61%
Grades: 6-8
1235 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3490
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3490
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Love Creek Elementary School
Math: 60% | Reading: 60%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 60%
Grades: K-5
19488 John J. Williams Hwy
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 703-3456
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 703-3456
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Rehoboth Elementary School
Math: 51% | Reading: 60%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 60%
Grades: K-5
500 Stockley Street
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(302) 227-2571
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(302) 227-2571
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Shields (Richard A.) Elementary School
Math: 58% | Reading: 60%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 60%
Grades: K-5
910 Shields Avenue
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-7748
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-7748
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
William F. Cooke Junior Elementary School
Math: 51% | Reading: 60%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 60%
Grades: K-5
2025 Graves Road
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 552-3789
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 552-3789
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Cedar Lane Elementary School
Math: 47% | Reading: 58%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 58%
Grades: 1-5
1259 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-5045
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-5045
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Conrad Schools Of Science
Magnet School
Math: 41% | Reading: 58%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 58%
Grades: 6-12
201 Jackson Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 992-5545
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 992-5545
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Concord High School
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: 9-12
2501 Ebright Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-3951
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-3951
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Heritage Elementary School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: K-5
2815 Highlands Lane
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 454-3424
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 454-3424
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Milton Elementary School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: K-5
512 Federal Street
Milton, DE 19968
(302) 684-2516
Milton, DE 19968
(302) 684-2516
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Mount Pleasant High School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: 9-12
5201 Washington Street Extensi
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 762-7125
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 762-7125
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Allen Frear Elementary School
Math: 35% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55%
Grades: 1-5
238 Sorghum Mill Road
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-3279
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-3279
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Dupont (H.b.) Middle School
Math: 35% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55%
Grades: 6-8
735 Meeting House Road
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 239-3420
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 239-3420
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
H. O. Brittingham Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 50-54%
Grades: K-5
400 Mulberry Street
Milton, DE 19968
(302) 684-8522
Milton, DE 19968
(302) 684-8522
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Indian River High School
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 50-54%
Grades: 9-12
29772 Armory Road
Frankford, DE 19945
(302) 732-1500
Frankford, DE 19945
(302) 732-1500
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Major George S. Welch Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 50-54%
Grades: K-5
3100 Hawthorne Drive
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-9080
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-9080
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