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Georgetown Middle School

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Georgetown Middle School ranks 27 th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Georgetown Middle School in Georgetown, DE, serves 861 students in grades 6-8 and is the largest middle school in the Indian River School District, located in the heart of Sussex County.

Georgetown Middle School holds a 3-star rating, placing it in the middle of the pack statewide (54th percentile). What truly sets this school apart is its remarkable success with students from low-income backgrounds—it ranks in the 74th percentile for this group, earning a 4-star rating for three consecutive years. The school also excels with its African American students, ranking in the 69th percentile. Perhaps most impressive is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of just 14.0%, which is significantly better than both the district average (20.2%) and the state average (17.1%). This strong attendance culture is a huge advantage, especially when compared to higher-performing nearby schools like Beacon Middle School and Frederick D Thomas Middle School in the Cape Henlopen School District, which both have chronic absenteeism rates above 25% despite their top-tier academic rankings.

Academically, the school shows a fascinating pattern: 7th graders consistently outperform their 6th and 8th grade peers. In the most recent year, 7th grade ELA proficiency hit 49.62% (above the state average) and math reached 43.07% (well above the state's 31.64%). However, 8th grade is a clear area of concern, with science proficiency at just 11.78% and ELA at 30.51%. When compared to Selbyville Middle School—the other middle school in the Indian River district—Georgetown trails in most subjects, though it has better attendance. The school has shown steady recovery since the pandemic, climbing from the 34th percentile in 2020-2021 to its current mid-50s standing. While it hasn't yet returned to its pre-pandemic peak, Georgetown's strong foundation of student engagement and proven success with diverse student populations provides a solid base for continued improvement.

861

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,206

Per pupil spending ?

26.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

301 West Market Street
Georgetown, DE 19947-2399

(302) 856-1900

District: Indian River School District

Students who attend Georgetown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sussex Central High School

Feeder schools for Georgetown Middle School:

Elementary:	Georgetown Elementary School
	North Georgetown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

White:

21.4%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Delaware median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

Delaware avg38%

27^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Indian River School District

10^th of 34Indian River 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	47.7	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	25 of 59	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	23 of 54	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	22 of 51	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.9	13 of 52	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	11 of 35	68.6%	★★★★☆
2017	58.2	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆
2016	53.1	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.8	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.0	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.2	11 of 38	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	14 of 46	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	51.6	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	11 of 42	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	9 of 41	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	67.2	8 of 44	81.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2022	42.8	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2021	9.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	45.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	21 of 55	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	20 of 50	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	23 of 50	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	15 of 42	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	15 of 37	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.3	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	12 of 46	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	13 of 48	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	1 of 41	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	28 of 53	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.4	30 of 55	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.6	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	23 of 46	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	21 of 47	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	19 of 45	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	25 of 41	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

White (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies48%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Mathematics33%~ state avg

Science12%-5 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	301 West Market Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-1900	861	59	14.5	26.5%	184 (21.4%)	88 (10.2%)	556 (64.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	47.7	27^th of 60 public middle schools	55.0%		48	25^th of 59 public middle schools	57.6%	2	11.8		51.6	64.5	28.6			38.7	49.6	30.5			31.7	43.1	25.5	$20,206
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-9	20346 Ennis St	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 556-3297	208	5	41.6	28.4%	118 (56.7%)	44 (21.2%)	19 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	17.1	48^th of 60 public middle schools	20.0%					(n/a)				32.6	28.1				15.9	32.4
Sussex Central Middle	Public	6-8	26026 Patriots Way	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(302) 934-3166	0			—															(n/a)	9.3		48.7	56.1	34.4			28.4	36.1	37.1			24.9	31.4	30.2
Mariner Middle School	Public	6-8	16391 Harbeson Rd	Milton	19968	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 685-8516	552	47	11.7	17.8%	302 (54.7%)	61 (11.1%)	151 (27.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	63.3	18^th of 60 public middle schools	70.0%		57.4	20^th of 59 public middle schools	66.1%	2	28.5		52.9	52.4	44.6			49.1	48.2	48.4			38.2	32.1	41.4	$21,633
Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	307 Laws Street	Bridgeville	19933	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 337-8289	596	40	14.9	33.7%	280 (47.0%)	116 (19.5%)	173 (29.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	36.3	35^th of 60 public middle schools	41.7%		30.9	37^th of 59 public middle schools	37.3%	2	7.3		50.7	58.9	32.2			31.7	39.5	30.2			26.1	25.3	15.2	$19,297
Seaford Middle School	Public	6-8	500 East Stein Highway	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	800	49	16.3	37.9%	187 (23.4%)	298 (37.3%)	259 (32.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.6%)	31.5	39^th of 60 public middle schools	35.0%		27.2	40^th of 59 public middle schools	32.2%	1	10.2		37.7	50.4	28.7			32.3	35.4	35.1			24.4	20.6	22.5	$18,593
Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	19483 John J. Williams Highway	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 645-6288	427	40	10.6	17.8%	313 (73.3%)	26 (6.1%)	51 (11.9%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	86.8	10^th of 60 public middle schools	83.3%		88.6	8^th of 59 public middle schools	86.4%	2	24.9		61.8	75.4	48.7			62.3	75.9	72.5			53.4	64.7	50.6	$26,240
Laurel Middle School	Public	7-8	1133 S Central Ave	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6110	373	26	14.6	40.5%	145 (38.9%)	88 (23.6%)	110 (29.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	36.5	34^th of 60 public middle schools	43.3%		35.6	36^th of 59 public middle schools	39.0%	2	7.7			51.4	29.3				43.5	33.7				28.8	27.9	$20,682
Frederick D Thomas Middle School	Public	6-8	1270 Kings Highway	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 645-6686	451	27	16.7	18.6%	304 (67.4%)	31 (6.9%)	66 (14.6%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.2%)	87	9^th of 60 public middle schools	85.0%					(n/a)	28.6		61.8	75.3	50.0			65.5	66.7	61.3			54.6	60.6	51.6	$30,746
Milford Central Academy	Public	7-8	1021 N Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Sussex County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 430-7900	1,013	54	18.7	31.0%	441 (43.5%)	279 (27.5%)	240 (23.7%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.7%)	31.8	38^th of 60 public middle schools	36.7%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Georgetown Middle School

What high school do graduates of Georgetown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Georgetown Middle School usually go on to attend Sussex Central High School

Is Georgetown Middle School a good school?

Georgetown Middle School ranks 27^th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Georgetown Middle School in?

Indian River School District

How many students attend Georgetown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 861 students attended Georgetown Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Georgetown Middle School?

Students at Georgetown Middle School are 65% Hispanic, 21% White, 10% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 29, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataJan 20, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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