Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 3.0St. Georges’s public schools score below 74% of Delaware districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in St. Georges’s districts is 14%, below the Delaware average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving St. 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 91% 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.
St. Georges’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 25 Delaware towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Georges’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 42% and 29% statewide; 91% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Delaware. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,840 per student, against $22,312 across Delaware (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 12% since 2020–21. 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 St. Georges’s grade
C: better than 26% of Delaware school districts. Both inputs trail the Delaware average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve St. Georges, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in St. Georges
The Colwyck Center
Grades PK · 222 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
6th grade in St. Georges · depends on your address
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 846 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
Read (George) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
7th grade in St. Georges · depends on your address
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 846 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
Read (George) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
8th grade in St. Georges · depends on your address
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 846 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
Read (George) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
9th grade in St. Georges
Penn (William) High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
10th grade in St. Georges
Penn (William) High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
11th grade in St. Georges
Penn (William) High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
12th grade in St. Georges
Penn (William) High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Castle
St. Georges’s public schools are run by Colonial School District, which also serves Delaware City, New Castle 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.
Well below the state in reading
St. Georges vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share St. Georges’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| St. Georges | C | Colonial |
Every school in St. Georges
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 St. Georges’s schools
Are St. Georges’s schools good?
On Delaware’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools St. Georges children attend score below 74% of Delaware’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is St. Georges in?
Colonial School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,575 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
Where do St. Georges kids go to high school?
Penn (William) High School in New Castle, with 2,069 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is St. Georges’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Colonial School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Delaware.
How much does St. Georges spend per student?
$23,840 in Colonial School District (FY2024), against $22,312 across Delaware. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What St. Georges families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near St. Georges → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Delaware. Stars are from neighbors.