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duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School is a public middle school located in Greenville, Delaware, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 467 students. It is part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District, which is ranked 12th out of 32 school districts in Delaware and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Delaware middle schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 45th out of 47 schools in 2020-2021 to 54th out of 59 schools in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very poor performance. Its test scores are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, and the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 29.9% over the past few years.

When comparing duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School to other nearby schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, duPont (H.B.) Middle School, located just 6.17 miles away, ranked 11th out of 59 Delaware middle schools in 2024-2025 and had significantly higher test scores across all subjects and grade levels. Despite having relatively low student-teacher ratios and higher per-student spending, duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School's performance lags far behind its nearby counterparts, suggesting the need for more comprehensive and targeted interventions to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for its students.

455

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,133

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3130 Kennett Pike
Greenville, DE 19807-3099

(302) 651-2690

District: Red Clay Consolidated School District

Students who attend duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School usually attend:

High:

duPont (Alexis I.) High School

Feeder schools for duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School:

Elementary:	Brandywine Springs School
	Johnson (Joseph E. Junior) Elementary School
	Marbrook Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

African American:

33.0%

White:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (15% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Delaware)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg38%

Delaware avg36%

54^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District

12^th of 32Red Clay Consolidated 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	10.7	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	52 of 54	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	48 of 51	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	49 of 52	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.9	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.3	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	41 of 42	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	41 of 43	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	40 of 42	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	45 of 48	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	32 of 40	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	49 of 49	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	46 of 47	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	42 of 43	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies20%-24 vs state

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Mathematics8%-21 vs state

Science6%-11 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 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School	Public	6-8	3130 Kennett Pike	Greenville	19807	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 651-2690	455	35	13.0		71 (15.6%)	150 (33.0%)	210 (46.2%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	10.7	54^th of 59 public middle schools	8.5%		11.9	52^nd of 54 public middle schools	3.7%	2	6.0	12.4	35.3	12.4	10.5	24.3	25.0	3.9	8.4	10.9	$26,133
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School	Public	6-8	701 West 34th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7146	730	60	12.1		189 (25.9%)	358 (49.0%)	75 (10.3%)	53 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.3%)	51.8	21^st of 59 public middle schools	64.4%		49.5	21^st of 54 public middle schools	61.1%		20.4	43.1	58.3	34.7	40.2	43.7	37.1	33.3	39.9	27.2	$26,286
Springer Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Shipley Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 479-1621	776	57	13.6		376 (48.5%)	263 (33.9%)	61 (7.9%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	48.9	24^th of 59 public middle schools	59.3%		43.3	26^th of 54 public middle schools	51.9%	2	13.0	39.5	53.6	41.5	44.2	47.1	47.4	30.0	25.5	27.4	$21,668
McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School	Public	6-8	20 Chase Avenue	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4000	615	35	17.5		72 (11.7%)	279 (45.4%)	231 (37.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	8	57^th of 59 public middle schools	3.4%		7.6	54^th of 54 public middle schools	0.0%	3		21.9	30.8	7.9	15.9	11.2	13.3	9.2	7.7	5.6	$24,377
Stanton Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Limestone Road	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5540	558	38	14.8		102 (18.3%)	114 (20.4%)	321 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	9.5	55^th of 59 public middle schools	6.8%		12.9	51^st of 54 public middle schools	5.6%	4	2.3	17.5	30.1	12.2	11.8	24.7	19.3	4.9	13.7	5.8	$25,022
duPont (H.B.) Middle School	Public	6-8	735 Meeting House Road	Hockessin	19707	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 239-3420	764	46	16.6		399 (52.2%)	115 (15.1%)	145 (19.0%)	60 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.2%)	79.6	11^th of 59 public middle schools	81.4%		78.4	12^th of 54 public middle schools	77.8%	1	21.8	59.8	66.4	51.5	54.2	61.0	60.0	44.8	54.0	44.6	$20,652
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	662	49	13.5		177 (26.7%)	278 (42.0%)	162 (24.5%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	18	46^th of 59 public middle schools	22.0%		14.4	49^th of 54 public middle schools	9.3%	3	5.0	32.9	42.0	24.4	19.0	25.1	24.5	7.8	14.7	14.5	$24,736
Skyline Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Skyline Drive	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-3410	408	35	11.6		69 (16.9%)	217 (53.2%)	96 (23.5%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	11.5	53^rd of 59 public middle schools	10.2%		10.7	53^rd of 54 public middle schools	1.9%		3.5	27.2	30.9	5.4	20.5	20.1	17.1	15.8	12.7	9.1	$28,582
Talley Middle School	Public	6-12	1110 Cypress Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 475-3976	900	62	14.4		357 (39.7%)	321 (35.7%)	102 (11.3%)	58 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.6%)	44.4	28^th of 59 public middle schools	52.5%		47.4	24^th of 54 public middle schools	55.6%	4	12.6	43.4	45.8	33.3	32.3	45.0	49.1	29.4	27.8	28.6	$20,826
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	763	64	11.9		203 (26.6%)	306 (40.1%)	183 (24.0%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	26.3	41^st of 59 public middle schools	30.5%		27.1	41^st of 54 public middle schools	24.1%		8.1	28.5	44.0	19.2	32.2	40.2	27.0	22.3	24.0	17.2	$29,022

Frequently Asked Questions about duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School

What high school do graduates of duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School attend?

Students who attend duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School usually go on to attend duPont (Alexis I.) High School

Is duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School a good school?

duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Delaware middle schools.

How many students attend duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School?

Students at duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 33% African American, 16% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District

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