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Dover Air Force Base Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Dover Air Force Base Middle School is a small public school in Dover, DE, serving just 98 students in grades 6-8 on the Dover Air Force Base, and it is part of the Caesar Rodney School District.

This school is a standout performer, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Delaware. In the most recent school year, it earned a 5-star rating and ranked 5th out of 59 schools statewide (92nd percentile), a position it has held for years—never dropping below 11th in the state over the past decade. The academic results are striking. For example, 8th-grade English Language Arts proficiency is 72.4%, nearly double the district average of 49%, while 6th-grade math proficiency hits 61.9% compared to the district's 34.2%. Science proficiency in 8th grade is 39.7%, more than double the district's 21.9%. The school also excels for all student groups, ranking 1st in the state for Military Connected Students for three straight years. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 7.0%, less than half the district rate of 17.9%, and the student-teacher ratio of 6.5:1 offers an exceptionally personalized learning environment.

Compared to nearby schools, the gap is dramatic. In 8th-grade math, Dover AFB's proficiency rate of 54.4% is nearly double that of Fred Fifer III Middle School (35.8%) and almost triple that of F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School (28.6%). Even schools in the neighboring Capital School District, like Middle School of Excellence and Middle School of Innovation, trail by 30-50 percentage points in most subjects. This consistent, top-tier performance, combined with high attendance and strong support for military families, makes Dover AFB Middle School a remarkable educational success story in the region.

Students ?

6.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,286

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Hawthorne Drive
Dover, DE 19901-5391

(302) 674-3284

District: Caesar Rodney School District

Students who attend Dover Air Force Base Middle School usually attend:

Alternative:

Caesar Rodney High School

Feeder schools for Dover Air Force Base Middle School:

Elementary:

Major George S. Welch Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

African American:

15.3%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (62% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Delaware middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Caesar Rodney School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg42%

Delaware avg38%

5^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Caesar Rodney School District

5^th of 34Caesar Rodney 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	91.9	5 of 60	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	2 of 54	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	4 of 53	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	9 of 51	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	11 of 47	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	4 of 52	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.4	4 of 49	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	2 of 37	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	87.1	1 of 38	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	98.7	2 of 41	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	6 of 53	88.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	8 of 55	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	96.0	2 of 49	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	6 of 50	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	6 of 53	88.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	5 of 55	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	4 of 50	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	7 of 50	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2021	68.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	3 of 46	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.9	3 of 47	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	2 of 45	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	2 of 44	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	6 of 41	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★

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 (2022)95th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)50th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies70%+21 vs state

English Language Arts65%+24 vs state

Mathematics59%+28 vs state

Science40%+23 vs state

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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 3rd 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 3rd 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
Dover Air Force Base Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Hawthorne Drive	Dover	19901	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 674-3284	98	15	6.5	7.4%	64 (65.3%)	15 (15.3%)	9 (9.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (7.1%)	91.9	5^th of 60 public middle schools	91.7%		93.8	3^rd of 59 public middle schools	94.9%	2		39.7			76.3	75.0	58.9				57.1	66.7	72.4				61.9	60.7	54.4	$47,286
F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	Public	6-8	2841 South State Street	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 698-8410	647	36	17.9	26.7%	265 (41.0%)	220 (34.0%)	87 (13.4%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	41.5	31^st of 60 public middle schools	48.3%		43.3	30^th of 59 public middle schools	49.2%	1		15.3			38.4	56.7	41.0				27.0	40.0	48.0				17.7	28.6	28.6	$15,685
Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Thomas More Dr	Magnolia	19962	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 387-1780	460	20	23.0		224 (48.7%)	136 (29.6%)	40 (8.7%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	77.3	14^th of 60 public middle schools	76.7%		67.8	16^th of 59 public middle schools	72.9%	2		27.3			57.3	68.8	51.5				57.3	51.6	53.9				55.6	46.8	40.1	$16,495
Fred Fifer III Middle School	Public	6-8	109 East Camden-Wyoming Avenue	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 698-8400	839	44	19.0	39.4%	423 (50.4%)	222 (26.5%)	103 (12.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.8%)	53.4	23^rd of 60 public middle schools	61.7%		51.7	22^nd of 59 public middle schools	62.7%	1		20.3			51.3	64.9	36.0				34.8	43.3	41.6				32.6	31.1	35.8	$14,663
Middle School of Excellence	Public	6-8	1 Patrick Lynn Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 674-6100	608	23	26.4		141 (23.2%)	322 (53.0%)	76 (12.5%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.0%)	16.8	49^th of 60 public middle schools	18.3%		20.4	45^th of 59 public middle schools	23.7%	4		5.7			40.2	40.0	16.6				27.0	22.2	17.6				19.5	12.4	7.5
Middle School of Innovation	Public	6-8	1 Patrick Lynn Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 674-6100	690	31	22.2		102 (14.8%)	397 (57.5%)	109 (15.8%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.4%)	18	46^th of 60 public middle schools	23.3%		15	50^th of 59 public middle schools	15.3%	4		6.4			38.2	37.6	24.0				22.5	27.7	20.9				16.1	14.9	13.6	$17,525
Milford Central Academy	Public	7-8	1021 N Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Sussex County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 430-7900	1,013	54	18.7	42.4%	441 (43.5%)	279 (27.5%)	240 (23.7%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.7%)	31.8	38^th of 60 public middle schools	36.7%		26	42^nd of 59 public middle schools	28.8%	4		9.5				53.7	20.9					33.6	43.6					21.9	19.9	$14,818
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
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
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	Public	5-8	101 West Center Street	Harrington	19952	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 398-8197	905	48	18.8	40.4%	502 (55.5%)	214 (23.6%)	84 (9.3%)	13 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.3%)	50	25^th of 60 public middle schools	58.3%		42.4	31^st of 59 public middle schools	47.5%	6		14.8			50.5	69.5	40.6				36.6	43.5	34.3				32.4	30.7	28.9	$18,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Air Force Base Middle School

What high school do graduates of Dover Air Force Base Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dover Air Force Base Middle School usually go on to attend Caesar Rodney High School

What is the racial makeup of Dover Air Force Base Middle School?

Students at Dover Air Force Base Middle School are 65% White, 15% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Dover Air Force Base Middle School in?

Caesar Rodney School District

Is Dover Air Force Base Middle School a good school?

Yes. Dover Air Force Base Middle School ranks in the top 8.3% of Delaware middle schools.

How many students attend Dover Air Force Base Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 98 students attended Dover Air Force Base Middle School.

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