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Redding (Louis L.) Middle School

Q: Is Redding (Louis L.) Middle School a good school?

Redding (Louis L.) Middle School ranks 29 th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Redding (Louis L.) Middle School in Middletown, DE, is a public school serving 451 students in grades 6 through 8 within the highly-rated Appoquinimink School District.

Redding is the smallest of the three middle schools in its immediate district cluster, and it faces some distinct challenges compared to its peers. Most notably, academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than at nearby schools like Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School and Cantwells Bridge Middle School. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency at Redding is 25%, compared to 69% at Waters. The school also has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate (17.9%) than its district counterparts, which are all below 10.1%. On a positive note, Redding offers a lower student-teacher ratio (14.5) than most of its peers, meaning smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. The school also shows relative strength with certain student groups, ranking in the 60th percentile statewide for African American students and 55th for Hispanic students.

Despite these internal challenges, Redding still benefits from being part of a top-tier district. Its students outperform those in many neighboring districts, such as Colonial School District and Christina School District. For instance, Redding's 6th-grade ELA proficiency (36%) is higher than at Read (George) Middle School (33%), Kirk (George V.) Middle School (18%), and Gauger-Cobbs Middle School (26%). There is also a glimmer of hope: 8th-grade math scores have improved for three consecutive years, and the school's overall state ranking has ticked upward recently. Addressing the high absenteeism rate will likely be key to unlocking further academic gains.

451

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$94,844

Per pupil spending ?

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 New Street
Middletown, DE 19709-1140

(302) 378-5030

District: Appoquinimink School District

Students who attend Redding (Louis L.) Middle School usually attend:

High:

Middletown High School

Feeder schools for Redding (Louis L.) Middle School:

Elementary:	Brick Mill Elementary School
	Silver Lake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

White:

28.2%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2012 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2012

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

!Near the bottom of Appoquinimink School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

Delaware avg38%

29^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From top 40% (2019) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Appoquinimink School District

4^th of 34Appoquinimink 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
2026	44.6	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.0	35 of 59	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	35 of 54	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	24 of 53	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	21 of 51	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	21 of 47	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	21 of 52	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	18 of 49	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.9	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	8 of 38	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	18 of 49	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	24 of 53	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.2	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	17 of 50	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	21 of 49	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	19 of 42	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	14 of 37	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	34 of 48	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	13 of 41	68.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	37 of 55	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	33 of 50	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	27 of 50	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	20.6	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	26 of 44	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	19 of 43	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)61st percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)12th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies52%+3 vs state

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-4 vs state

Science15%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, January 5, 2012

The teachers are very caring and have good communication with parents. Overall, the school really wants your child to do well. This school has a varied demographic attending. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)		DeSSA Social Studies (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th 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 4th 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 4th 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
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	Public	6-8	201 New Street	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-5030	451	31	14.5	19.7%	127 (28.2%)	203 (45.0%)	65 (14.4%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	44.6	29^th of 60 public middle schools	51.7%		37	35^th of 59 public middle schools	40.7%	6		15.4			55.5	61.1	35.3			36.1	38.5	29.9			28.3	24.2	25.2	$94,844
Meredith (Everett) Middle School	Public	6-8	504 South Broad Street	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-5001	867	62	13.9	17.1%	372 (42.9%)	274 (31.6%)	105 (12.1%)	59 (6.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	49 (5.7%)	57.2	21^st of 60 public middle schools	65.0%		58.3	19^th of 59 public middle schools	67.8%	2		12.9			55.9	68.0	41.7			43.5	57.4	47.1			30.7	33.5	28.4	$18,226
Cantwells Bridge Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Tony Marchio Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 376-4128	852	48	17.8		398 (46.7%)	267 (31.3%)	82 (9.6%)	48 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.3%)	70.3	16^th of 60 public middle schools	73.3%		68.1	15^th of 59 public middle schools	74.6%	1		18.4			71.0	78.2	45.9			51.0	52.8	49.1			44.6	36.2	34.9	$16,853
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School	Public	6-8	1235 Cedar Lane Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3490	935	55	17.0	8.8%	401 (42.9%)	155 (16.6%)	45 (4.8%)	274 (29.3%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.3%)	94.3	4^th of 60 public middle schools	93.3%		93.5	4^th of 59 public middle schools	93.2%			44.8			72.8	87.9	66.1			58.0	71.1	71.3			58.3	59.9	69.0	$18,142
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	846	56	15.1	28.4%	220 (26.0%)	427 (50.5%)	131 (15.5%)	21 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.8%)	28.5	42^nd of 60 public middle schools	30.0%		24.5	43^rd of 59 public middle schools	27.1%	1		8.8			36.4	64.4	35.8			21.0	31.8	28.8			12.0	16.4	21.0	$24,405
Smyrna Middle School	Public	7-8	700 Duck Creek Parkway	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-8584	1,011	60	16.8	26.4%	507 (50.1%)	341 (33.7%)	104 (10.3%)	18 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	43.1	30^th of 60 public middle schools	50.0%		37.1	34^th of 59 public middle schools	42.4%	4		10.6				69.1	33.6				43.0	34.2				34.1	20.0	$15,843
Moore (John Bassett) School	Public	4-6	20 West Frazier Street	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 659-6297	638	43	14.8	33.0%	280 (43.9%)	230 (36.1%)	73 (11.4%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)								(n/a)	33.7		41.1	67.7	52.4			36.1	44.2	46.4			35.7	27.4	33.7
Clayton Intermediate School	Public	5-6	86 Sorrento Drive	Clayton	19938	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-4512	490	27	18.1	19.6%	277 (56.5%)	143 (29.2%)	35 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)								(n/a)	34.6			75.9	54.2				48.1	44.7				41.8	38.7			$34,345
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	681	62	10.9	39.8%	136 (20.0%)	263 (38.6%)	228 (33.5%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.1%)	15.8	50^th of 60 public middle schools	16.7%		17.4	48^th of 59 public middle schools	18.6%	2		3.3			31.2	42.5	11.3			25.9	19.3	22.8			17.2	21.2	12.2	$29,391
Kirk (George V.) Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Brennen Drive	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 722-2738	612	49	12.4	38.7%	137 (22.4%)	257 (42.0%)	135 (22.1%)	48 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	19.2	45^th of 60 public middle schools	25.0%		15.4	49^th of 59 public middle schools	16.9%	4		8.2			29.7	43.5	17.3			17.8	30.0	26.3			15.1	21.8	17.1	$27,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Redding (Louis L.) Middle School

How many students attend Redding (Louis L.) Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Redding (Louis L.) Middle School.

Is Redding (Louis L.) Middle School a good school?

Redding (Louis L.) Middle School ranks 29^th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Redding (Louis L.) Middle School in?

Appoquinimink School District

What high school do graduates of Redding (Louis L.) Middle School attend?

Students who attend Redding (Louis L.) Middle School usually go on to attend Middletown High School

What is the racial makeup of Redding (Louis L.) Middle School?

Students at Redding (Louis L.) Middle School are 45% African American, 28% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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