Best Middle Schools in Delaware

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 54)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
100020000234	41	Shue-Medill Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Capitol Trail	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2171	808	63	12.8		240 (29.7%)	301 (37.3%)	194 (24.0%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.6%)	$15,950			$585			$19,038	27.1	22.7	43	2
100153000156	42	Seaford Middle School	Public	6-8	500 East Stein Highway	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	828	60	13.8		231 (27.9%)	287 (34.7%)	251 (30.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.8%)	$12,500			$1,031			$12,174	26.9	24.6	42
100023000208	43	Bedford (Gunning) Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Cox Neck Road	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 832-6280	936	54	17.3		245 (26.2%)	489 (52.2%)	143 (15.3%)	25 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.0%)	$12,575			$547			$14,382	25.1	25.3	41	2
100001000079	44	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 North Locust Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 778-1101	632	37	17		7 (1.1%)	611 (96.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,255			$1,492			$11,434	23.9	28.9	37	7
100185000073	45	Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	307 Laws Street	Bridgeville	19933	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 337-8289	598	43	13.9		267 (44.6%)	132 (22.1%)	165 (27.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$12,778			$1,359			$10,982	22.5	35.1	33	12
100081000365	46	Laurel Middle School	Public	7-8	1133 S Central Ave	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6110	473	33	14.3		210 (44.4%)	101 (21.4%)	110 (23.3%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.5%)	$12,007			$1,641			$10,244	22.4	32.3	34	12
100020000236	47	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Gender Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2358	779	65	11.9		161 (20.7%)	330 (42.4%)	234 (30.0%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	$16,374			$565			$19,715	22	22.6	44	3
100020000235	48	Kirk (George V.) Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Brennen Drive	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 451-7021	742	54	13.7		203 (27.4%)	286 (38.5%)	162 (21.8%)	36 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.7%)	$16,953			$899			$19,752	20.8	21.3	45	3
100023000206	49	Read (George) Middle School	Public	6-8	314 East Basin Road	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2760	694	51	13.6		205 (29.5%)	284 (40.9%)	158 (22.8%)	15 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.2%)	$15,716			$1,451			$16,970	14.4	19	47	2
100005300359	50	Academia Antonia Alonso	Public, Charter	K-7	300 North Wakefield Drive	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Academia Antonia Alonso	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 351-8200	718	43	16.6		58 (8.1%)	56 (7.8%)	590 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$13,286			$927			$12,123	13.7			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, DeSSA Science, DeSSA Social Studies test scores released by the Delaware Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Delaware Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Delaware Department of Education.
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