For the 2025-26 school year, there are 12 private schools belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools serving 5,288 students in Delaware. You can also find more schools membership associations in Delaware.
The top ranked private schools belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in Delaware include Salesianum School, Tower Hill School, and St. Elizabeth School.
The average acceptance rate is 87%, which is higher than the Delaware private school average acceptance rate of 85%.
Top Ranked Private Schools Belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in Delaware (2025-26)
School
Location
Quick Facts
1000 Old Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-1240
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-1240
Gr: PK-8 | 234 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Red Lion Christian Academy![Red Lion Christian Academy Photo - ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND Red Lion Christian Academy Photo - ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND]()

(Christian)
1390 Red Lion Road
Bear, DE 19701
(302) 834-5020
Bear, DE 19701
(302) 834-5020
Gr: NS-12 | 942 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 28 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
211 Silver Lake Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-3179
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-3179
Gr: NS-8 | 294 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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All-boys (Catholic)
2120 Veale Rd
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-5370
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-5370
Gr: PK-8 | 162 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 16 Tuition listed
St. Elizabeth School![St. Elizabeth School Photo St. Elizabeth School Photo]()

(Catholic)
1500 Cedar St
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 656-3369
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 656-3369
Gr: PK-12 | 433 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 14 Tuition listed
2501 Pike Creek Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 757-8721
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 757-8721
Gr: 9-12 | 716 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 34 Tuition listed
1801 N Broom Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
(302) 654-2495
Wilmington, DE 19802
(302) 654-2495
Gr: 9-12 | 930 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 60 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1501 Barley Mill Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 892-4296
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 892-4296
Gr: NS-12 | 486 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition listed
2813 W 17th Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
(302) 575-0550
Wilmington, DE 19806
(302) 575-0550
Gr: NS-12 | 860 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
655 Wyoming Ave
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 526-4998
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 526-4998
Gr: PK-8 | 53 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 1 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Towle Institute
Alternative School (Christian)
199 Polly Drummond Hill Road
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 993-1408
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 993-1408
Gr: 4-12 | 36 students Avg. class size: 14 students Tuition listed
Tutor Time Child Care
Alternative School
491 South Harmony Road
Newark, DE 19713
(855) 887-8945
Newark, DE 19713
(855) 887-8945
Gr: PK-K | 142 students Avg. class size: 14 students Extracurrculars: 5 Acceptance rate listed
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