Public schools in Delaware achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 42% (2025).
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 94%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 54%
94%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 65%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Schools in Delaware (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Charter School Of Wilmington
Charter School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 94%
Grades: 9-12
100 North Dupont Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2727
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2727
Rank: #22.
Sussex Academy
Charter School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 78%
Grades: K-12
21150 Airport Road
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 856-3636
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 856-3636
Rank: #33.
North Star Elementary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: K-5
1340 Little Baltimore Road
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-7200
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-7200
Rank: #44.
Calloway (Cab) School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%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: 68% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: K-12
200 Mcintire Drive
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 369-2001
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 369-2001
Rank: #66.
Major George S. Welch Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-5
3100 Hawthorne Drive
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-9080
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-9080
Rank: #77.
Mot Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: K-12
1156 Levels Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 376-5125
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 376-5125
Rank: #88.
Allen Frear Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 1-5
238 Sorghum Mill Road
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-3279
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-3279
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Christiana High School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-12
190 Salem Church Road
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 631-2400
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 631-2400
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Linden Hill Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: K-5
3415 Skyline Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 454-3406
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 454-3406
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 1-5
200 Brennan Boulevard
Bear, DE 19701
(302) 832-1343
Bear, DE 19701
(302) 832-1343
Rank: #1212.
Beacon Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
19483 John J. Williams Highway
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-6288
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-6288
Rank: #1313.
William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 66%
Grades: K-5
2025 Graves Road
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 235-6600
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 235-6600
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Conrad Schools Of Science
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 65%
Grades: 6-12
201 Jackson Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 992-5545
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 992-5545
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
First State Montessori Academy
Charter School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 65%
Grades: K-8
Null, Null
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 576-1500
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 576-1500
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Lord Baltimore Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 65%
Grades: K-5
120 Atlantic Avenue
Ocean View, DE 19970
(302) 537-2700
Ocean View, DE 19970
(302) 537-2700
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Southern Delaware School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 65%
Grades: K-8
27 Hosier Street
Selbyville, DE 19975
(302) 436-1066
Selbyville, DE 19975
(302) 436-1066
Rank: #1818.
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 64%
Grades: K-5
101 Barrett Run Road
Newark, DE 19702
(302) 454-4700
Newark, DE 19702
(302) 454-4700
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Cedar Lane Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 1-5
1259 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-5045
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-5045
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 6-8
1235 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3490
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3490
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Delaware Military Academy
Charter School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: 9-12
112 Middleboro Road
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 998-0745
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 998-0745
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Dover Air Force Base Middle School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: 6-8
3100 Hawthorne Drive
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-3284
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-3284
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
West Park Place Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%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: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Lewes Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 62%
Grades: K-5
820 Savannah Road
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-7748
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-7748
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Rehoboth Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 62%
Grades: K-5
500 Stockley Street
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(302) 227-2571
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(302) 227-2571
Rank: #2626.
Cape Henlopen High School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 60%
Grades: 9-12
1250 Kings Highway
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-7711
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 645-7711
Rank: #2727.
Odyssey Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 58%
Grades: K-12
4409 Lancaster Pike
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 516-8000
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 516-8000
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Brandywine High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: 9-12
1400 Foulk Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
(302) 479-1600
Wilmington, DE 19803
(302) 479-1600
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Concord High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: 9-12
2501 Ebright Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-3951
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-3951
Rank: #3030.
Love Creek Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 56%
Grades: K-5
19488 John J. Williams Hwy
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 703-3456
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 703-3456
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
Appoquinimink High School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 55%
Grades: 9-12
1080 Bunker Hill Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3840
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3840
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
Caesar Rodney High School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 55%
Grades: 9-12
239 Old North Road
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-2161
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-2161
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
Downes (John R.) Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55%
Grades: K-5
220 Casho Mill Road
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 454-2133
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 454-2133
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Dupont (H.b.) Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 54%
Grades: 6-8
735 Meeting House Road
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 239-3420
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 239-3420
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Heritage Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 54%
Grades: K-5
2815 Highlands Lane
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 454-3424
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 454-3424
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Delaware average public schools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Delaware average public schools reading/language arts proficiency is 42%% for 2025.
What are the public schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Delaware?
The best top ranked public schools in Delaware include Charter School Of Wilmington, Sussex Academy and North Star Elementary School.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Delaware?
The public high school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Delaware is Charter School Of Wilmington, with a value of 94%. The public elementary school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency is Sussex Academy, with a value of 78%.
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