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Gauger-Cobbs Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is a public middle school located in Newark, Delaware, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 734 students. It is part of the Christina School District, which is ranked 17 out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gauger-Cobbs Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Delaware middle schools, with its academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.88% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 38.49% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 10.05% of 6th graders, 17.19% of 7th graders, and 22.98% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better. Additionally, Gauger-Cobbs Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 25.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Gauger-Cobbs Middle School's performance is consistently lower than Shue-Medill Middle School and Kirk (George V.) Middle School, which are also part of the Christina School District. However, Gauger-Cobbs Middle School's performance is generally better than the schools in the Colonial School District, such as McCullough (Calvin R.) Middle School and Bedford (Gunning) Middle School. The schools in the Appoquinimink and Red Clay Consolidated School Districts, such as Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School and duPont (H.B.) Middle School, significantly outperform Gauger-Cobbs Middle School across all academic metrics.

681

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,391

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Gender Road
Newark, DE 19713-2797

(302) 454-2358

District: Christina School District

Students who attend Gauger-Cobbs Middle School usually attend:

High:

Glasgow High School

Feeder schools for Gauger-Cobbs Middle School:

Elementary:	Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School
	Keene (William B.) Elementary School
	McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School
	Oberle (William) Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.6%

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

20.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (20% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 23 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg27%

Delaware avg36%

48^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

17^th of 32Christina 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
2025	17.4	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	47 of 54	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	44 of 51	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	42 of 47	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	45 of 52	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	28 of 43	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	42 of 50	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	31 of 37	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	33 of 37	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	30 of 40	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	36 of 41	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	42 of 50	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	36.1	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Social Studies21%-23 vs state

Mathematics17%-12 vs state

Science10%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Gauger-Cobbs Middle School

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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 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
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%)	17.4	48^th of 59 public middle schools	18.6%		22	47^th of 54 public middle schools	13.0%	1	10.5	17.3	31.8	14.7	18.9	24.1	29.3	10.1	17.2	23.0	$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		137 (22.4%)	257 (42.0%)	135 (22.1%)	48 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	15.4	49^th of 59 public middle schools	16.9%		20.8	48^th of 54 public middle schools	11.1%	1	7.0	32.3	31.1	10.2	23.7	24.3	21.0	16.6	12.9	12.8	$27,723
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%)	26.3	41^st of 59 public middle schools	30.5%		27.1	41^st of 54 public middle schools	24.1%		8.1	28.5	44.0	19.2	32.2	40.2	27.0	22.3	24.0	17.2	$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%)	11.5	53^rd of 59 public middle schools	10.2%		10.7	53^rd of 54 public middle schools	1.9%		3.5	27.2	30.9	5.4	20.5	20.1	17.1	15.8	12.7	9.1	$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%)	9.5	55^th of 59 public middle schools	6.8%		12.9	51^st of 54 public middle schools	5.6%	4	2.3	17.5	30.1	12.2	11.8	24.7	19.3	4.9	13.7	5.8	$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%)	18	46^th of 59 public middle schools	22.0%		14.4	49^th of 54 public middle schools	9.3%	3	5.0	32.9	42.0	24.4	19.0	25.1	24.5	7.8	14.7	14.5	$24,736
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%)	24.5	43^rd of 59 public middle schools	27.1%		25.1	43^rd of 54 public middle schools	20.4%		4.7	36.6	49.6	21.8	25.1	33.0	24.1	14.7	23.7	16.8	$24,405
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%)	8	57^th of 59 public middle schools	3.4%		7.6	54^th of 54 public middle schools	0.0%	3		21.9	30.8	7.9	15.9	11.2	13.3	9.2	7.7	5.6	$24,377
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%)	79.6	11^th of 59 public middle schools	81.4%		78.4	12^th of 54 public middle schools	77.8%	1	21.8	59.8	66.4	51.5	54.2	61.0	60.0	44.8	54.0	44.6	$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%)	10.7	54^th of 59 public middle schools	8.5%		11.9	52^nd of 54 public middle schools	3.7%	2	6.0	12.4	35.3	12.4	10.5	24.3	25.0	3.9	8.4	10.9	$26,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Gauger-Cobbs Middle School

Is Gauger-Cobbs Middle School a good school?

Gauger-Cobbs Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Delaware middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gauger-Cobbs Middle School?

Students at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School are 39% African American, 33% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Gauger-Cobbs Middle School in?

Christina School District

How many students attend Gauger-Cobbs Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended Gauger-Cobbs Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Gauger-Cobbs Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gauger-Cobbs Middle School usually go on to attend Glasgow High School

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