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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	Distance	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 (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 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
F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	0.0mi	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		265 (41.0%)	220 (34.0%)	87 (13.4%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	40.9	31^st of 59 public middle schools	47.5%		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
Dover Air Force Base Middle School	1.8mi	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		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 59 public middle schools	91.5%		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
Magnolia Middle School	2.0mi	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%)	77.1	14^th of 59 public middle schools	76.3%		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	2.4mi	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		423 (50.4%)	222 (26.5%)	103 (12.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.8%)	52.9	23^rd of 59 public middle schools	61.0%		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
William Henry Middle School	4.5mi	Public	5	65 Carver Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 672-1622	432	19	22.7		89 (20.6%)	227 (52.5%)	67 (15.5%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)								(n/a)															$18,639
Middle School of Excellence	5.5mi	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%)	16.3	48^th of 59 public middle schools	18.6%		20.4	45^th of 59 public middle schools	23.7%	3		5.7		40.2	40.0	16.6		27.0	22.2	17.6		19.5	12.4	7.5
Middle School of Innovation	5.5mi	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%)	17.4	46^th of 59 public middle schools	22.0%		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
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	12.4mi	Public	6-8	101 West Center Street	Harrington	19952	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 398-8197	905	48	18.8		502 (55.5%)	214 (23.6%)	84 (9.3%)	13 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.3%)	49.6	25^th of 59 public middle schools	57.6%		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
Milford Central Academy	12.5mi	Public	6-8	1021 N Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Kent County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 430-7900	1,013	54	18.7		441 (43.5%)	279 (27.5%)	240 (23.7%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.7%)	31.3	38^th of 59 public middle schools	35.6%		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	13.9mi	Public	5-6	86 Sorrento Drive	Clayton	19938	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-4512	490	27	18.1		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

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