First State Military Academy

High school·Grades 9-12·Charter Clayton, Delaware·19938
Score
37.1/100
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#20
Among 31 Delaware high schools
Top 65%
In Delaware

Score 37.1/100: better than 37% of Delaware high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Delaware, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Delaware schools.

English language arts
44%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 50% of them
94 students tested
Math
6%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 17%, better than 24% of them
94 students tested
Science
18%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 25%, better than 30% of them
108 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 11 published results by grade and test

As published by Delaware Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11SAT School-Day (Spring)43.694
English language artsAll gradesSAT School-Day (Spring)43.694
MathGrade 11SAT School-Day (Spring)6.494
MathAll gradesSAT School-Day (Spring)6.494
ScienceGrade 9Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)hidden (small group)—
ScienceGrade 10Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)20.294
ScienceGrade 11Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)hidden (small group)—
ScienceHigh schoolDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)17.6108
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)17.6108
Social studiesGrade 11Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)16.895
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)16.895

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
416
Type
High school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
416
Typical high school: 1,015
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Kent County

Contact

Address
355 West Duck Creek Road
Clayton, DE 19938

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Delaware. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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First State Military Academy at a glance

First State Military Academy is a public high school (a charter school) in Clayton, Delaware, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the First State Military Academy school district. It has about 416 students (a typical Delaware high school has 1,015).

In 2025-26 state tests, 44% in English language arts (similar schools: 40%) and 6% in math (similar schools: 17%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware high schools, it scores 37.1 out of 100: better than 37% of them, ranking #20 of 31. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.