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duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School

Q: Is duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School a good school?

duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School ranks 20 th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School?

Students at duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School are 49% African American, 26% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School in Wilmington, DE, serves 730 students in grades 6-8 within the Brandywine School District, which ranks 9th out of 34 districts in Delaware. The school currently holds a 3-star rating and ranks 20th out of 59 middle schools statewide, placing it in the 66th percentile—a solid mid-tier position that has remained consistent over the past four years.

One of the school's standout strengths is its 8th grade science program, where 30.77% of students achieve proficiency—nearly double the state average of 16.36% and well above the district's 21.18%. This represents a remarkable 14-point improvement over the previous year and has consistently outperformed state averages for three consecutive years. The school also shows strong 6th grade math performance, with 41.36% proficiency compared to the state's 31.26%, and maintains a healthy student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, which is better than both Talley Middle School (14.4:1) and Springer Middle School (13.6:1). The school also excels in attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.1%—significantly better than the district (15.7%) and state (17.1%) averages, and a remarkable recovery from a pandemic-era peak of 32.9%.

Within the Brandywine district, duPont (Pierre S.) outperforms both Talley (ranked 33rd) and Springer (ranked 26th), though it trails duPont (H.B.) Middle School in Hockessin, which ranks 12th statewide. The school's male students (66th percentile) outperform female students (60th percentile), a reversal of typical middle school patterns. However, parents should note that academic outcomes vary significantly across student groups, and the school's social studies performance dips notably in 7th grade, falling below the state average. With per-student spending of $18,633—among the highest in the area—the school invests substantial resources, though results suggest there may be opportunities to improve efficiency and ensure all students benefit equally from these investments.

730

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,286

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 West 34th Street
Wilmington, DE 19802-2699

(302) 762-7146

District: Brandywine School District

Students who attend duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mount Pleasant High School

Feeder schools for duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School:

Elementary:	Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School
	Maple Lane Elementary School
Alternative:	Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.0%

White:

25.9%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Delaware median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg37%

Delaware avg38%

20^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	61.8	20 of 59	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	21 of 54	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	19 of 51	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	29 of 52	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.3	11 of 35	68.6%	★★★★☆
2016	59.3	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.2	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.9	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	37 of 49	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	33 of 42	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	17 of 42	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	16 of 37	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	46 of 48	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆
2025	45.9	24 of 55	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	23 of 49	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	8 of 38	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.3	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	33.3	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	1 of 46	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.6	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	7 of 44	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	94.9	3 of 41	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)98th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-35 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2019)11th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-55 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies51%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Mathematics36%+6 vs state

Science31%+14 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
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		189 (25.9%)	358 (49.0%)	75 (10.3%)	53 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.3%)	61.8	20^th of 59 public middle schools	66.1%		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		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
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		376 (48.5%)	263 (33.9%)	61 (7.9%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	49.1	26^th of 59 public middle schools	55.9%		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
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
Talley Middle School	Public	6-12	1110 Cypress Road	Wilmington	19810	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 475-3976	900	62	14.4		357 (39.7%)	321 (35.7%)	102 (11.3%)	58 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.6%)	39.4	33^rd of 59 public middle schools	44.1%		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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School

Is duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School a good school?

duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School ranks 20^th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School.

What district is duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School in?

Brandywine School District

What is the racial makeup of duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School?

Students at duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School are 49% African American, 26% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School attend?

Students who attend duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School usually go on to attend Mount Pleasant High School

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