Top 40 middle schools in Delaware (2025)

Schools classified as middle schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 40 schools shown.

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87
Beacon Middle SchoolLewes · Public Middle66% Math proficiency · 427 students
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86
Dover Air Force Base Middle SchoolDover · Public Middle67% Math proficiency · 98 students
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71
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle SchoolMiddletown · Public Middle60% Math proficiency · 935 students
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70
Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown · Public Middle55% Math proficiency · 861 students
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68
Selbyville Middle SchoolSelbyville · Public Middle50% Math proficiency · 770 students
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68
Clayton Intermediate SchoolClayton · Public Middle61% Math proficiency · 490 students
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65
Mariner Middle SchoolMilton · Public Middle43% Math proficiency · 552 students
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61
Millsboro Middle SchoolMillsboro · Public Middle44% Math proficiency · 726 students
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60
Redding (Louis L.) Middle SchoolMiddletown · Public Middle43% Math proficiency · 451 students
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57
F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolCamden · Public Middle45% Math proficiency · 647 students
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56
duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolHockessin · Public Middle47% Math proficiency · 764 students
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56
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle SchoolWilmington · Public Middle40% Math proficiency · 730 students
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54
Laurel Middle SchoolLaurel · Public Middle42% Math proficiency · 373 students
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54
Smyrna Middle SchoolSmyrna · Public Middle45% Math proficiency · 1,011 students
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52
Springer Middle SchoolWilmington · Public Middle36% Math proficiency · 776 students
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52
Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolMiddletown · Public Middle33% Math proficiency · 867 students
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52
Moore (John Bassett) SchoolSmyrna · Public Middle40% Math proficiency · 638 students
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51
Chipman (W.T.) Middle SchoolHarrington · Public Middle43% Math proficiency · 905 students
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48
Talley Middle SchoolWilmington · Public Middle33% Math proficiency · 900 students
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46
Delmar Middle SchoolDelmar · Public Middle43% Math proficiency · 732 students
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44
Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolNew Castle · Public Middle31% Math proficiency · 846 students
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44
Fred Fifer III Middle SchoolCamden · Public Middle33% Math proficiency · 839 students
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Milford Central AcademyMilford · Public Middle40% Math proficiency · 1,013 students
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34
Seaford Middle SchoolSeaford · Public Middle27% Math proficiency · 800 students
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34
Kirk (George V.) Middle SchoolNewark · Public Middle27% Math proficiency · 612 students
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34
Frederick D Thomas Middle SchoolLewes · Public Middle– · 451 students
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32
Read (George) Middle SchoolNew Castle · Public Middle20% Math proficiency · 662 students
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Shue-Medill Middle SchoolNewark · Public Middle22% Math proficiency · 763 students
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30
Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolNewark · Public Middle22% Math proficiency · 681 students
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29
Skyline Middle SchoolWilmington · Public Middle16% Math proficiency · 408 students
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27
Woodbridge Middle SchoolBridgeville · Public Middle24% Math proficiency · 596 students
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24
Cantwells Bridge Middle SchoolTownsend · Public Middle– · 852 students
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20
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle SchoolGreenville · Public Middle16% Math proficiency · 455 students
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19
William Henry Middle SchoolDover · Public Middle23% Math proficiency · 432 students
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15
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of ExcellenceGeorgetown · Charter Middle– · 208 students
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14
McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolNew Castle · Public Middle14% Math proficiency · 615 students
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14
Stanton Middle SchoolWilmington · Public Middle10% Math proficiency · 558 students
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7
Middle School of InnovationDover · Public Middle– · 690 students
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5
Magnolia Middle SchoolMagnolia · Public Middle– · 460 students
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1
Middle School of ExcellenceDover · Public Middle– · 608 students

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Beacon Middle School Lewes · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	87.2 Top 5%	66% Math proficiency	427
2	Dover Air Force Base Middle School Dover · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	85.7 Top 5%	67% Math proficiency	98
3	Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School Middletown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70.8 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	935
4	Georgetown Middle School Georgetown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.6 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	861
5	Selbyville Middle School Selbyville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.4 Top 25%	50% Math proficiency	770
6	Clayton Intermediate School Clayton · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	68.1 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	490
7	Mariner Middle School Milton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.1 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	552
8	Millsboro Middle School Millsboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.3 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	726
9	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School Middletown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.5 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	451
10	F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School Camden · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.1 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	647
11	duPont (H.B.) Middle School Hockessin · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.4 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	764
12	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Wilmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.1 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	730
13	Laurel Middle School Laurel · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	54.4 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	373
14	Smyrna Middle School Smyrna · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	53.8 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	1,011
15	Springer Middle School Wilmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	52.4 Top 50%	36% Math proficiency	776
16	Meredith (Everett) Middle School Middletown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	51.8 Top 50%	33% Math proficiency	867
17	Moore (John Bassett) School Smyrna · Middle · Grades 4–6	Public	51.6 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	638
18	Chipman (W.T.) Middle School Harrington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	50.6 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	905
19	Talley Middle School Wilmington · Middle · Grades 6–12	Public	47.8 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	900
20	Delmar Middle School Delmar · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	46.2 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	732
21	Bedford (Gunning) Middle School New Castle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	44.4 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	846
22	Fred Fifer III Middle School Camden · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	44.3 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	839
23	Milford Central Academy Milford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	40.9 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	1,013
24	Seaford Middle School Seaford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	34.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	800
25	Kirk (George V.) Middle School Newark · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	34.1 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	612
26	Frederick D Thomas Middle School Lewes · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	33.8 Lower 50%	–	451
27	Read (George) Middle School New Castle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	32.0 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	662
28	Shue-Medill Middle School Newark · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	31.0 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	763
29	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School Newark · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	29.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	681
30	Skyline Middle School Wilmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	29.3 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	408
31	Woodbridge Middle School Bridgeville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	27.4 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	596
32	Cantwells Bridge Middle School Townsend · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.8 Lower 50%	–	852
33	duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School Greenville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	20.2 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	455
34	William Henry Middle School Dover · Middle · Grades 5–5	Public	19.0 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	432
35	Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence Georgetown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	15.4 Lower 50%	–	208
36	McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School New Castle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	13.5 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	615
37	Stanton Middle School Wilmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	13.5 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	558
38	Middle School of Innovation Dover · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	6.5 Lower 50%	–	690
39	Magnolia Middle School Magnolia · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	4.8 Lower 50%	–	460
40	Middle School of Excellence Dover · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1.3 Lower 50%	–	608

Beacon Middle School in Lewes leads the 2025 list of middle schools in Delaware with a Success Index (US) of 87.2. Of the 40 schools shown, 39 are public, 1 are charter.

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What is the best middle school in Delaware?

Beacon Middle School in Lewes ranks first among middle schools in Delaware with a Success Index (US) of 87.2 out of 100 (Enrollment: 427).

How are middle schools in Delaware ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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