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Best ZIP codes for schools in Delaware
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 53 Delaware ZIPs qualify.
Delaware ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 19958Lewes
Delaware
- School quality index
- 55.2
- ZIP population
- ~32k
- Avg. temperature
- 57°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
2ZIP 19971Rehoboth Beach
Delaware
- School quality index
- 55.2
- ZIP population
- ~15k
- Avg. temperature
- 57°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
3ZIP 19968Milton
Delaware
- School quality index
- 55.0
- ZIP population
- ~15k
- Avg. temperature
- 57°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
4ZIP 19709Middletown
Delaware
- School quality index
- 49.7
- ZIP population
- ~53k
- Avg. temperature
- 55°F
- Avg. commute
- 31 min
5ZIP 19951Georgetown
Delaware
- School quality index
- 49.0
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 57°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
6ZIP 19734Middletown
Delaware
- School quality index
- 48.5
- ZIP population
- ~14k
- Avg. temperature
- 56°F
- Avg. commute
- 36 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 19962 | Magnolia | Kent County | 46.6 |
| #8 | 19934 | Camden Wyoming | Kent County | 46.4 |
| #9 | 19943 | Felton | Kent County | 44.2 |
| #10 | 19703 | Claymont | New Castle County | 43.4 |
| #11 | 19803 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 43.4 |
| #12 | 19810 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 43.4 |
| #13 | 19806 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 42.9 |
| #14 | 19946 | Felton | Kent County | 42.9 |
| #15 | 19952 | Harrington | Kent County | 42.9 |
| #16 | 19707 | Hockessin | New Castle County | 42.8 |
| #17 | 19804 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 42.8 |
| #18 | 19807 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 42.8 |
| #19 | 19808 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 42.8 |
| #20 | 19964 | Marydel | Kent County | 42.4 |
| #21 | 19802 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 41.8 |
| #22 | 19805 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 41.8 |
| #23 | 19947 | Georgetown | Sussex County | 41.6 |
| #24 | 19930 | Bethany Beach | Sussex County | 41.4 |
| #25 | 19939 | Dagsboro | Sussex County | 41.4 |
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