For the 2025-26 school year, there are 9 private elementary schools belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools serving 3,489 students in Delaware. You can also find more  schools membership associations in Delaware.
The top ranked private elementary schools belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in Delaware include St. Elizabeth School, Tower Hill School, and The Hockessin Montessori School.
The average acceptance rate is 88%, which is lower than the Delaware private elementary school average acceptance rate of 89%.
Top Ranked Private Elementary 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) 834-2526
Bear, DE 19701
(302) 834-2526
Gr: NS-12 | 1,002 student 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
St. Edmond's Academy![St. Edmond's Academy Photo St. Edmond's Academy Photo]()

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
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 | 849 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 17 | 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
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