Jacob Broom House · Photo: Template:Jack E. Boucher · Public domainGreenville’s public schools outscore 55% of Delaware districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Greenville, 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 95% 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.
Greenville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 21 Delaware towns with household incomes within a quarter of Greenville’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 42% and 29% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,294 per student, against $22,312 across Delaware (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then eight middle and one high school
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 Greenville’s grade
B: better than 55% of Delaware school districts, #15 of 37 Delaware towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Delaware average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Greenville, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Greenville
duPont (Alexis I.) High School
Grades 9–12 · 550 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wilmington
10th grade in Greenville
duPont (Alexis I.) High School
Grades 9–12 · 550 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wilmington
Greenville’s public schools are run by Red Clay Consolidated School District, which also serves Elsmere, Newport and Wilmington. 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
Greenville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Greenville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | B | Red Clay Consolidated |
Every school in Greenville
22 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 Greenville’s schools
Are Greenville’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Delaware: the public schools Greenville children attend outscore 55% of Delaware’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #15 of 37 Delaware towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Greenville in?
Red Clay Consolidated School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 14,444 students in 27 schools (2024–25).
Where do Greenville kids go to high school?
duPont (Alexis I.) High School in Wilmington, with 550 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Greenville’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Red Clay Consolidated School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Delaware.
How much does Greenville spend per student?
$23,294 in Red Clay Consolidated School District (FY2024), against $22,312 across Delaware. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Greenville 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.