Best High Schools in Delaware

Top 44 high schools in Delaware, 2026-27

44 Delaware high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Charter School of Wilmington — Wilmington · #1 in DE · #56 nationally
2. Newark Charter School — Newark · #2 in DE · #193 nationally
3. Cab Calloway School of the Arts — Wilmington · #3 in DE · #384 nationally
4. Sussex Academy — Georgetown · #4 in DE · #418 nationally
5. Conrad Schools of Science — Wilmington · #5 in DE · #665 nationally
6. Mot Charter School — Middletown · #6 in DE · #1,536 nationally
7. Cape Henlopen High School — Lewes · #7 in DE · #2,386 nationally
8. Appoquinimink High School — Middletown · #8 in DE · #2,552 nationally
9. Odessa High School — Townsend · #9 in DE · #2,730 nationally
10. Middletown High School — Middletown · #10 in DE · #2,992 nationally
11. Caesar Rodney High School — Camden · #11 in DE · #3,222 nationally
12. Mount Pleasant High School — Wilmington · #12 in DE · #3,358 nationally
13. Concord High School — Wilmington · #13 in DE · #4,311 nationally
14. Brandywine High School — Wilmington · #14 in DE · #5,305 nationally
15. Indian River High School — Dagsboro · #15 in DE · #5,382 nationally
16. Sussex Technical High School — Georgetown · #16 in DE · #6,010 nationally
17. Woodbridge High School — Greenwood · #17 in DE · #6,144 nationally
18. Early College High School at Del State — Dover · #18 in DE · #6,480 nationally
19. Polytech High School — Woodside · #19 in DE · #6,540 nationally
20. Christiana High School — Newark · #20 in DE · #7,449 nationally
21. Aspira Delaware — Newark · #21 in DE · #7,522 nationally
22. Newark High School — Newark · #22 in DE · #7,940 nationally
23. Delaware Military Academy — Wilmington · #23 in DE · #8,029 nationally
24. Lake Forest High School — Felton · #24 in DE · #8,104 nationally
25. Odyssey Charter School — Wilmington · #25 in DE · #8,173 nationally
26. First State Military Academy — Clayton · #26 in DE · #8,497 nationally
27. Dupont (Alexis I.) High School — Wilmington · #27 in DE · #8,582 nationally
28. Smyrna High School — Smyrna · #28 in DE · #8,627 nationally
29. Freire Charter School — Wilmington · #29 in DE · #9,011 nationally
30. Milford Senior High School — Milford · #30 in DE · #9,119 nationally
31. Delmar High School — Delmar · #31 in DE · #9,829 nationally
32. The John Dickinson School — Wilmington · #32 in DE · #9,870 nationally
33. Dover High School — Dover · #33 in DE · #9,901 nationally
34. Sussex Central High School — Georgetown · #34 in DE · #10,254 nationally
35. St. Georges Technical High School — Middletown · #35 in DE · #11,199 nationally
36. Delcastle Technical High School — Wilmington · #36 in DE · #11,856 nationally
37. Penn (William) High School — New Castle · #37 in DE · #12,115 nationally
38. Laurel Senior High School — Laurel · #38 in DE · #12,730 nationally
39. Thomas McKean High School — Wilmington · #39 in DE · #13,211 nationally
40. Glasgow High School — Newark · #40 in DE · #13,460–17,945 nationally
41. Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School — Newark · #40 in DE · #13,460–17,945 nationally
42. Howard High School of Technology — Wilmington · #40 in DE · #13,460–17,945 nationally
43. Positive Outcomes Charter School — Camden · #40 in DE · #13,460–17,945 nationally
44. Seaford Senior High School — Seaford · #40 in DE · #13,460–17,945 nationally

High schools by city in Delaware

• Wilmington (14)
• Newark (6)
• Middletown (4)
• Georgetown (3)
• Camden (2)
• Dover (2)
• Lewes (1)
• Townsend (1)
• Dagsboro (1)
• Greenwood (1)
• Woodside (1)
• Felton (1)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.