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Kirk (George V.) Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Kirk (George V.) Middle School in Newark, DE, serves 612 students in grades 6-8 within the Christina School District, and is currently ranked 45th out of 59 middle schools in the state.

For parents, the most important thing to know is that Kirk faces significant academic challenges, particularly in math and science. Only about 15-22% of students are proficient in math across grades, which is roughly half the state average. Science proficiency for 8th graders is just 8.2%, compared to the state's 16.4%. Reading scores are also below average, with proficiency ranging from 17.8% in 6th grade to 30% in 7th grade. The school has earned a 1-star rating for several years, though there is a slight upward trend this year, driven by improvements in 7th-grade reading and math. When compared to nearby Shue-Medill Middle School, Kirk trails in most subjects—for example, 6th-grade reading is 17.8% vs. 30.6% at Shue-Medill. However, Kirk outperforms Gauger-Cobbs Middle School in several areas, including 7th-grade reading (30% vs. 19.3%).

There are some genuine bright spots worth noting. Kirk has an excellent attendance record, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 13.9%—far better than the district average of 19.8% and much lower than neighbors like Shue-Medill (27.4%) and Gauger-Cobbs (22.1%). The school also has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, which can allow for more individualized attention. Interestingly, special education students at Kirk perform relatively well compared to other subgroups, ranking in the 35th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating. The school spends about $16,953 per student, which is higher than some higher-performing schools like H.B. duPont Middle School ($14,489), yet outcomes differ dramatically—H.B. duPont's 8th-grade math proficiency is 52% vs. Kirk's 17.1%. This suggests that while funding and attendance are strengths, the school needs targeted instructional support to close the achievement gap.

612

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,723

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Brennen Drive
Newark, DE 19713-3999

(302) 722-2738

District: Christina School District

Students who attend Kirk (George V.) Middle School usually attend:

High:

Christiana High School

Feeder schools for Kirk (George V.) Middle School:

Elementary:	Leasure (May B.) Elementary School
	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School
	Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.0%

White:

22.4%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (23% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

Delaware avg38%

45^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Christina School District

15^th of 34Christina 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	18.6	45 of 59	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	45 of 53	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	46 of 51	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	43 of 47	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	41 of 52	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.8	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	27 of 37	27.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.0	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	35 of 41	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	43 of 50	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	31 of 37	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	40 of 48	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	26 of 39	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	44 of 50	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	43 of 50	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	42 of 47	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	39 of 44	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	40 of 41	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)35th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies31%-18 vs state

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics18%-13 vs state

Science8%-8 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	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 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
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		137 (22.4%)	257 (42.0%)	135 (22.1%)	48 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	18.6	45^th of 59 public middle schools	23.7%		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
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		136 (20.0%)	263 (38.6%)	228 (33.5%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.1%)	15.3	50^th of 59 public middle schools	15.3%		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
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%)	30.6	40^th of 59 public middle schools	32.2%		26.3	41^st of 59 public middle schools	30.5%	1	12.6	39.7	43.5	35.4	30.6	33.0	31.1	20.9	25.9	21.6	$29,022
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%)	11.8	52^nd of 59 public middle schools	11.9%		11.5	53^rd of 59 public middle schools	10.2%	1	5.0	30.0	32.5	18.8	18.3	21.1	20.7	9.6	9.5	14.1	$28,582
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%)	9.6	56^th of 59 public middle schools	5.1%		9.5	55^th of 59 public middle schools	6.8%	1	3.1	25.6	33.1	15.1	15.6	15.7	26.4	9.2	5.5	8.4	$25,022
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%)	23.4	44^th of 59 public middle schools	25.4%		18	46^th of 59 public middle schools	22.0%	2	7.5	44.2	43.7	34.5	32.8	22.7	27.1	14.4	10.5	17.4	$24,736
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%)	10.5	55^th of 59 public middle schools	6.8%		8	57^th of 59 public middle schools	3.4%	2	3.1	32.1	32.1	16.9	19.4	15.5	17.2	12.2	7.2	9.7	$24,377
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		220 (26.0%)	427 (50.5%)	131 (15.5%)	21 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.8%)	28	42^nd of 59 public middle schools	28.8%		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
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%)	82.7	12^th of 59 public middle schools	79.7%		79.6	11^th of 59 public middle schools	81.4%	1	29.3	57.5	72.0	65.0	49.8	61.6	66.3	43.2	50.4	52.0	$20,652
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%)	11	54^th of 59 public middle schools	8.5%		10.7	54^th of 59 public middle schools	8.5%		6.0	23.8	26.9	21.2	15.9	14.8	30.8	7.1	8.1	9.0	$26,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirk (George V.) Middle School

What high school do graduates of Kirk (George V.) Middle School attend?

Students who attend Kirk (George V.) Middle School usually go on to attend Christiana High School

Is Kirk (George V.) Middle School a good school?

Kirk (George V.) Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Delaware middle schools.

What district is Kirk (George V.) Middle School in?

Christina School District

How many students attend Kirk (George V.) Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Kirk (George V.) Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Kirk (George V.) Middle School?

Students at Kirk (George V.) Middle School are 42% African American, 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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