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William Henry Middle School

Public Grades 5

432

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,639

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65 Carver Road
Dover, DE 19904

(302) 672-1622

District: Capital School District

Students who attend William Henry Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dover High School

Feeder schools for William Henry Middle School:

Elementary:	Booker T. Washington Elementary School
	East Dover Elementary School
	Fairview Elementary School
	Hartly Elementary School
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	North Dover Elementary School
	South Dover Elementary School
	Towne Point Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.5%

White:

20.6%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Delaware average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Delaware avg40%

Not ranked this year

William Henry Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

24^th of 32Capital School District among Delaware districts

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies40%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-22 vs state

Mathematics15%-17 vs state

Science15%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

THIS SCHOOL IS A CIRCUS, NO TYPE OF DISICPLINE, GUIDANCE OR CONTROL WITH STUDENTS. ALOT OF YOUNG TEACHERS WHO AREN'T SINCERELY INTO THEIR JOBS. Close Quote

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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 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
William Henry Middle School	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)	15.2			40.5					21.6					15.5				$18,639
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%)	20.4	45^th of 59 public middle schools	23.7%					(n/a)		10.3			34.0	38.8	24.2			27.5	23.5	20.5			14.9	13.9	15.4
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%)	15	50^th of 59 public middle schools	15.3%					(n/a)		6.8			28.9	35.3	18.7			23.3	24.6	18.7			11.1	11.9	10.1	$17,525
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		423 (50.4%)	222 (26.5%)	103 (12.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.8%)	51.7	22^nd of 59 public middle schools	62.7%		41.2	28^th of 54 public middle schools	48.1%	6		17.7			50.2	62.1	33.9			40.8	50.2	44.1			25.6	33.3	21.8	$14,663
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		64 (65.3%)	15 (15.3%)	9 (9.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (7.1%)	93.8	3^rd of 59 public middle schools	94.9%		97	2^nd of 54 public middle schools	96.3%	1		48.8			66.0	81.1	75.0			66.7	72.7	87.8			52.6	54.6	58.5	$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		265 (41.0%)	220 (34.0%)	87 (13.4%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	43.3	30^th of 59 public middle schools	49.2%		40	30^th of 54 public middle schools	44.4%			16.1			45.2	57.7	28.8			38.0	41.7	42.4			27.5	24.9	20.6	$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%)	67.8	16^th of 59 public middle schools	72.9%		38	31^st of 54 public middle schools	42.6%	15		26.0			53.9	65.0	41.1			47.0	53.6	50.8			44.4	42.0	26.9	$16,495
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		277 (56.5%)	143 (29.2%)	35 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)								(n/a)	31.0			71.7	46.6				48.0	48.7				31.8	40.5			$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		280 (43.9%)	230 (36.1%)	73 (11.4%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)								(n/a)	29.3		37.1	60.2	44.0			33.7	38.9	47.0			34.3	22.2	31.0
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		507 (50.1%)	341 (33.7%)	104 (10.3%)	18 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	37.1	34^th of 59 public middle schools	42.4%		46	25^th of 54 public middle schools	53.7%	9		11.6				53.5	33.7				37.6	37.9				24.1	19.4	$15,843

Frequently Asked Questions about William Henry Middle School

What district is William Henry Middle School in?

Capital School District

What is the racial makeup of William Henry Middle School?

Students at William Henry Middle School are 53% African American, 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of William Henry Middle School attend?

Students who attend William Henry Middle School usually go on to attend Dover High School

How many students attend William Henry Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended William Henry Middle School.

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