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Delmar Middle School

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Delmar Middle School ranks 27 th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Delmar Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Delmar School District in Delmar, Delaware. With 737 students, the school is ranked 27 out of 59 Delaware middle schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Delmar Middle School's student performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly below the state average, but above the performance of nearby schools in the Laurel and Indian River school districts. The school's African American and Hispanic students perform better on ELA and Mathematics assessments compared to their White and economically disadvantaged peers. However, the school faces challenges in improving the performance of these subgroups to ensure equitable outcomes.

One area of concern for Delmar Middle School is its consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 20.4% to 23.3% in recent years. This may be contributing to the school's relatively lower academic performance. By addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, such as student engagement, family support, and school climate, Delmar Middle School can work towards becoming a higher-performing school that provides an excellent education for all its students.

732

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,430

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 North Eighth Street
Delmar, DE 19940-1399

(302) 846-9544

District: Delmar School District

Students who attend Delmar Middle School usually attend:

High:

Delmar High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

African American:

22.1%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Delaware avg37%

27^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 32Delmar School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	27 of 59	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	33 of 54	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	26 of 51	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	27 of 47	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	24 of 52	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.8	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.0	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	14 of 37	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	17 of 44	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	29 of 55	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	18 of 50	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	27 of 42	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	14 of 37	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.8	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	8 of 41	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	27 of 55	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	24 of 44	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	29 of 41	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies45%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-3 vs state

Science18%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Delmar Middle School	Public	5-8	200 North Eighth Street	Delmar	19940	Sussex County	Delmar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 846-9544	732	37	19.7		405 (55.3%)	162 (22.1%)	88 (12.0%)	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	45.1	27^th of 59 public middle schools	54.2%		37.4	33^rd of 54 public middle schools	38.9%	6	23.5	13.3	48.1	45.0	47.5	40.8	34.8	34.4	37.9	44.2	21.0	24.0	29.0	33.7	$14,430
Laurel Middle School	Public	7-8	1133 S Central Ave	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6110	373	26	14.6		145 (38.9%)	88 (23.6%)	110 (29.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	35.6	36^th of 59 public middle schools	39.0%		22.4	46^th of 54 public middle schools	14.8%	10		9.4			42.9	28.4			45.2	35.9			29.1	21.6	$20,682
Seaford Middle School	Public	6-8	500 East Stein Highway	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	800	49	16.3		187 (23.4%)	298 (37.3%)	259 (32.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.6%)	27.2	40^th of 59 public middle schools	32.2%		26.9	42^nd of 54 public middle schools	22.2%	2		10.0		25.8	47.2	22.5		30.2	36.7	36.9		17.0	20.8	18.0	$18,593
Millsboro Middle School	Public	6-8	302 East State Street	Millsboro	19966	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 934-3200	726	53	13.6		339 (46.7%)	112 (15.4%)	208 (28.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	37.8	33^rd of 59 public middle schools	44.1%		40.5	29^th of 54 public middle schools	46.3%	4		11.2		37.4	59.9	29.5		30.7	36.7	33.9		25.3	30.4	23.2	$15,831
Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	301 West Market Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-1900	861	59	14.5		184 (21.4%)	88 (10.2%)	556 (64.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	48	25^th of 59 public middle schools	57.6%		47.5	23^rd of 54 public middle schools	57.4%	2		16.8		53.4	50.4	31.2		37.3	40.9	41.2		35.9	27.6	28.3	$20,206
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-8	20346 Ennis St	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 556-3297	208	5	41.6		118 (56.7%)	44 (21.2%)	19 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Selbyville Middle School	Public	6-8	80 Bethany Rd.	Selbyville	19975	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 436-1020	770	53	14.5		447 (58.1%)	75 (9.7%)	198 (25.7%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.8%)	77.2	12^th of 59 public middle schools	79.7%		73.4	13^th of 54 public middle schools	75.9%	1		29.7		60.8	69.9	37.7		59.1	56.5	56.3		47.2	42.0	40.9	$19,995
Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	307 Laws Street	Bridgeville	19933	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 337-8289	596	40	14.9		280 (47.0%)	116 (19.5%)	173 (29.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	30.9	37^th of 59 public middle schools	37.3%		22.5	45^th of 54 public middle schools	16.7%	8		12.6		40.4	43.3	23.5		33.2	30.4	33.9		31.0	17.3	14.8	$19,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Delmar Middle School

How many students attend Delmar Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Delmar Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Delmar Middle School attend?

Students who attend Delmar Middle School usually go on to attend Delmar High School

Is Delmar Middle School a good school?

Delmar Middle School ranks 27^th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Delmar Middle School in?

Delmar School District

What is the racial makeup of Delmar Middle School?

Students at Delmar Middle School are 55% White, 22% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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