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Schools in Ardentown

Ardentown’s public schools

Brandywine School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ardentown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/12schools above Delaware’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.8K
▲ 2% vs DE $22.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
DE 14.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
7,057 students on the public path
In brief

Ardentown’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Ardentown’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 Ardentown, 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 Ardentown, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in Ardentown’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to B+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B+
6–124 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 42.2% · 5348 students tested
Math30%
State average 29.2% · 5363 students tested

Ardentown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Ardentown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ardentown—Brandywine
Arden—Brandywine

Every school in Ardentown

12 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).

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Questions about Ardentown’s schools

Are Ardentown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ardentown. Brandywine School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ardentown. 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 Ardentown in?

Brandywine School District.

Where do Ardentown 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.

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What Ardentown families are saying about school.

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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.