Photo: Smallbones · Public domainArden’s public schools
Brandywine School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arden. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Delaware’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Arden’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Arden’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School places highest (better than 83%); Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School lowest (0%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Arden, graded from D− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools: Talley Middle School, Springer Middle School, duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School and Mount Pleasant Elementary School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Arden, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brandywine School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Arden vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Arden’s borders.
Every school in Arden
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Delaware’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Arden’s schools
Are Arden’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Arden. Brandywine School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Arden in?
Brandywine School District.
Where do Arden kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Talley Middle School, Springer Middle School, duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School and Mount Pleasant Elementary School.
Are there private schools in Arden?
Yes: Wilmington Sudbury School (grades K–9, 9 students).
Parents talk
What Arden families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Arden → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.