Schools in Bellefonte › District Share B Brandywine School District Public school district Grades PK–12 Regional · 4 towns
Serves Bellefonte, Arden, Ardentown and Ardencroft, and parts of Wilmington.
Bellefonte’s School Grade B better than 60% of Delaware school districts
Spent per student
$22,839
DE $22,312
The gist What stands out about Brandywine School District • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Delaware districts• 14 students per teacher• Debt of $99.6M, about $9,623 per studentThe School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade B: better than 60% of the 42 Delaware school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scores Reading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B Graduation Four-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B− The towns it serves, and their School Grades
How TownRatings grades schools →
K–5 9 elementary schools This district
6–12 4 schools This district
Test scores vs. DE 2021–22 · class of 2023 Math proficiency 30%
State average 29.2% · 5,363 students tested Reading / language arts 41%
State average 42.2% · 5,348 students tested Graduation rate (4-year) 91%
State average 88.9% · 755 in the class 96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes fiscal 2024 $22,839 per student · 2% above DE
Spending
Paid for by
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,405 ’20
10,401 ’21
10,367 ’22
10,350 ’23
10,349 ’24
About steady since 2020–21.
Students
Schools in the district 16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Delaware’s other public schools.
Bush (Charles W.) Pre-School Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wilmington
317 students24:1
Claymont Elementary School Elementary · Grades K–5 · Claymont
B+ 937 students14:1
Mount Pleasant Elementary School Other · Grades K–12 · Wilmington
B+ 674 students13:1
Hanby Elementary School Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B 520 students13:1
Lancashire Elementary School Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B− 510 students16:1
Carrcroft Elementary School Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B− 475 students13:1
Lombardy Elementary School Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B− 466 students14:1
Forwood Elementary School Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C− 384 students14:1
Maple Lane Elementary School Elementary · Grades K–5 · Claymont
D− 363 students13:1
Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
D− 322 students9:1
Talley Middle School Middle · Grades 6–12 · Wilmington
C 900 students14:1
Springer Middle School Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
B− 776 students14:1
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
A− 730 students12:1
Mount Pleasant High School High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
A− 1,084 students15:1
Concord High School High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
A− 994 students15:1
Brandywine High School High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
B+ 897 students14:1
Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Delaware.