Marcus Hook Range Rear Light · Photo: United States Coast Guard · Public domainEdgemoor’s public schools outscore 60% of Delaware districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Edgemoor, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Delaware, not nationally.
From Delaware state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Edgemoor’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 28 Delaware towns with household incomes within a quarter of Edgemoor’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 42% and 29% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,839 per student, against $22,312 across Delaware (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then four middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Edgemoor’s grade
B: better than 60% of Delaware school districts, #11 of 37 Delaware towns. Graduation is above the Delaware average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Edgemoor, with each school’s own grade.
Edgemoor’s public schools are run by Brandywine School District, which also serves Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown and Bellefonte. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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
Edgemoor vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Edgemoor’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Edgemoor | B | Brandywine |
| Wilmington | C+ | Colonial PK–12 · Red Clay Consolidated PK–12 · Christina PK–12 |
| Bellefonte | B | Brandywine |
Every school in Edgemoor
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).
Questions about Edgemoor’s schools
Are Edgemoor’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Delaware: the public schools Edgemoor children attend outscore 60% of Delaware’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #11 of 37 Delaware towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Edgemoor in?
Brandywine School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,349 students in 16 schools (2024–25).
What is Edgemoor’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Brandywine School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Delaware.
How much does Edgemoor spend per student?
$22,839 in Brandywine School District (FY2024), against $22,312 across Delaware. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Edgemoor 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Delaware. Stars are from neighbors.