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Springer Middle School

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Springer Middle School ranks 26 th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 57% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Springer Middle School serves 776 students in grades 6-8 in Wilmington, DE, as part of the Brandywine School District. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the middle tier of Delaware middle schools, with a student-teacher ratio of about 13.6:1.

Springer's biggest academic strength is English Language Arts, where proficiency rates (42-45% across grades) consistently beat both district and state averages. In fact, 6th and 8th graders outperform their peers at nearby Talley Middle School by 10-12 percentage points in reading. Science is another bright spot—8th grade science proficiency jumped to 20% in the most recent year, well above the state average of 16%. However, math remains a challenge, with proficiency rates (23-31%) falling below district averages across all grades. Interestingly, duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School, just 2.8 miles away in the same district, outperforms Springer in math by 10-13 percentage points, suggesting room for improvement. The school also shows a "middle school slide" pattern—math scores decline as students advance from 6th to 8th grade.

On a positive note, Springer has made dramatic strides in attendance. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 26% in 2021-2022 to just 4.6% in 2023-2024—far below the state average—before settling at 13.8% most recently. The school also excels with its Hispanic students, who rank in the 76th percentile statewide. However, special education students and those from low-income households score significantly below state averages, indicating these groups need additional support. Springer spends about $16,068 per student, less than several comparable schools, yet achieves solid results in reading and science—a sign of efficient resource use, though possibly reflecting fewer supports for struggling subgroups.

776

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,668

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2220 Shipley Road
Wilmington, DE 19803-2398

(302) 479-1621

District: Brandywine School District

Feeder schools for Springer Middle School:

Elementary:	Carrcroft Elementary School
	Hanby Elementary School
	Lombardy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

African American:

33.9%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Delaware avg38%

26^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

9^th of 34Brandywine 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	49.7	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	26 of 54	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	31 of 51	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	31 of 52	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.5	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆
2015	61.0	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.5	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	36 of 41	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	25 of 55	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	34 of 50	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	10 of 42	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	23 of 50	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	27 of 49	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies48%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-4 vs state

Science20%+4 vs state

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by a student
Monday, August 3, 2020

I believe the reason why springer does so bad when it comes to academics and why students never seem to learn anything is because the teachers can’t teach due to the lack of discipline provided to students who interrupt the lesson, distract others, and disrespect teachers. I hardly ever could learn because of the other kids, the reason they think they can act like this is probably because of the fact that they are not punished for bad behavior Close Quote

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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 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
Springer Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Shipley Road	Wilmington	19803	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 479-1621	776	57	13.6	24.5%	376 (48.5%)	263 (33.9%)	61 (7.9%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	49.7	26^th of 60 public middle schools	56.7%		48.9	24^th of 59 public middle schools	59.3%	2	20.1	52.6	56.5	35.9	43.6	44.8	41.8	30.7	27.0	23.4	$21,668
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School	Public	6-8	701 West 34th Street	Wilmington	19802	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7146	730	60	12.1	30.5%	189 (25.9%)	358 (49.0%)	75 (10.3%)	53 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.3%)	62.3	20^th of 60 public middle schools	66.7%		51.8	21^st of 59 public middle schools	64.4%	1	30.8	59.0	49.5	46.9	50.8	42.4	43.0	41.4	32.1	36.6	$26,286
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	46.6%	71 (15.6%)	150 (33.0%)	210 (46.2%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	11.5	54^th of 60 public middle schools	10.0%		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
Talley Middle School	Public	6-8	1110 Cypress Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 475-3976	900	62	14.4	24.7%	357 (39.7%)	321 (35.7%)	102 (11.3%)	58 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.6%)	40	33^rd of 60 public middle schools	45.0%		44.4	28^th of 59 public middle schools	52.5%	5	14.3	44.4	55.8	34.1	33.2	40.3	32.9	32.7	23.8	22.9	$20,826
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	42.6%	72 (11.7%)	279 (45.4%)	231 (37.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	10.9	55^th of 60 public middle schools	8.3%		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
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	20.4%	399 (52.2%)	115 (15.1%)	145 (19.0%)	60 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.2%)	82.9	12^th of 60 public middle schools	80.0%		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
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	38.0%	102 (18.3%)	114 (20.4%)	321 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	10	56^th of 60 public middle schools	6.7%		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	32.3%	177 (26.7%)	278 (42.0%)	162 (24.5%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	24.1	44^th of 60 public middle schools	26.7%		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
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	52.9%	69 (16.9%)	217 (53.2%)	96 (23.5%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	12.2	53^rd of 60 public middle schools	11.7%		11.5	53^rd of 59 public middle schools	10.2%		5.0	30.0	32.5	18.8	18.3	21.1	20.7	9.6	9.5	14.1	$28,582
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	33.7%	203 (26.6%)	306 (40.1%)	183 (24.0%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	31.3	40^th of 60 public middle schools	33.3%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Springer Middle School

What district is Springer Middle School in?

Brandywine School District

What is the racial makeup of Springer Middle School?

Students at Springer Middle School are 48% White, 34% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Springer Middle School a good school?

Springer Middle School ranks 26^th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Springer Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Springer Middle School.

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