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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 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
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School	0.0mi	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
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School	5.2mi	Public	6-8	1235 Cedar Lane Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3490	935	55	17.0		401 (42.9%)	155 (16.6%)	45 (4.8%)	274 (29.3%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.3%)	94.3	4^th of 59 public middle schools	93.2%		93.5	4^th of 59 public middle schools	93.2%		44.8	72.8	87.9	66.1	58.0	71.1	71.3	58.3	59.9	69.0	$18,142
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School	8.0mi	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
Read (George) Middle School	8.1mi	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
Kirk (George V.) Middle School	8.6mi	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
Cantwells Bridge Middle School	8.8mi	Public	6-8	550 Tony Marchio Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 376-4128	852	48	17.8		398 (46.7%)	267 (31.3%)	82 (9.6%)	48 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.3%)	70.1	16^th of 59 public middle schools	72.9%		68.1	15^th of 59 public middle schools	74.6%	1	18.4	71.0	78.2	45.9	51.0	52.8	49.1	44.6	36.2	34.9	$16,853
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	8.8mi	Public	6-8	201 New Street	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-5030	451	31	14.5		127 (28.2%)	203 (45.0%)	65 (14.4%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	44	29^th of 59 public middle schools	50.8%		37	35^th of 59 public middle schools	40.7%	6	15.4	55.5	61.1	35.3	36.1	38.5	29.9	28.3	24.2	25.2	$94,844
Meredith (Everett) Middle School	9.5mi	Public	6-8	504 South Broad Street	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-5001	867	62	13.9		372 (42.9%)	274 (31.6%)	105 (12.1%)	59 (6.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	49 (5.7%)	56.9	21^st of 59 public middle schools	64.4%		58.3	19^th of 59 public middle schools	67.8%	2	12.9	55.9	68.0	41.7	43.5	57.4	47.1	30.7	33.5	28.4	$18,226
McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School	10.0mi	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
Shue-Medill Middle School	10.0mi	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

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