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Smyrna Middle School

Q: Is Smyrna Middle School a good school?

Smyrna Middle School ranks 30 th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Smyrna Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,011 students attended Smyrna Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Smyrna Middle School?

Students at Smyrna Middle School are 50% White, 34% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Smyrna Middle School attend?

Students who attend Smyrna Middle School usually go on to attend Smyrna High School

Public Grades 7-8

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Smyrna Middle School in Smyrna, DE, serves 1,011 students in grades 7 and 8 and is part of the Smyrna School District, which ranks 7th out of 34 districts in Delaware. The school itself holds a mid-tier state ranking (30th out of 59 middle schools) and has shown slight improvement over the past year, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating.

One of the school's standout strengths is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 22.5% in 2022-2023 to just 12.2% in 2024-2025—significantly better than the state average of 17.1%. This suggests a positive shift in school climate and student engagement. Additionally, the school performs notably well with its African American students, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide for this group, which is well above the school's overall performance. However, there are areas of concern. Science proficiency is alarmingly low, with only 10.56% of 8th graders proficient compared to the state average of 16.36%. The school also shows a significant drop in academic performance from 7th to 8th grade—while 7th graders meet or exceed state averages in math and ELA, 8th graders fall well behind. This pattern is particularly striking because the district's feeder schools, Clayton Intermediate School and Moore (John Bassett) School, send students with solid academic foundations, suggesting the challenge lies within the middle school years themselves.

Support for Special Education students remains a persistent weakness, with the school ranking in the bottom quartile for this group for several consecutive years. When compared to nearby high-performing schools like Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School in the Appoquinimink School District, where 8th-grade math proficiency reaches 69%, Smyrna's 20% proficiency highlights a significant regional gap. That said, Smyrna's performance is more in line with schools like Fred Fifer III Middle School in the Caesar Rodney School District, which also experiences a dip in 8th-grade math. For parents, this school offers a caring environment with improving attendance, but families should be aware of the academic challenges that emerge in 8th grade, particularly in science and math.

1,011

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,843

Per pupil spending ?

26.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Duck Creek Parkway
Smyrna, DE 19977

(302) 653-8584

District: Smyrna School District

Students who attend Smyrna Middle School usually attend:

High:

Smyrna High School

Feeder schools for Smyrna Middle School:

Elementary:	Clayton Elementary School
	North Smyrna Elementary School
	Smyrna Elementary School
	Sunnyside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

African American:

33.7%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

Delaware avg37%

30^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 34Smyrna 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	42.7	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.1	34 of 59	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	25 of 54	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	28 of 51	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	25 of 52	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.0	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.2	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.2	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.4	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2025	32.2	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	20 of 42	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	19 of 43	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	22 of 41	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	9 of 44	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	32 of 53	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	35 of 55	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	25 of 49	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.6	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	17 of 39	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	19 of 40	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	16 of 41	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	35 of 55	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	29 of 50	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	36 of 50	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.0	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.7	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	33 of 47	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	25 of 45	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)67th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-43 vs school

Military Connected (2019)<1st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies51%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-4 vs state

Science11%-6 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 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th 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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Smyrna Middle School	Public	7-8	700 Duck Creek Parkway	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-8584	1,011	60	16.8		507 (50.1%)	341 (33.7%)	104 (10.3%)	18 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	42.7	30^th of 59 public middle schools	49.2%		37.1	34^th of 59 public middle schools	42.4%	4		10.6				69.1	33.6				43.0	34.2				34.1	20.0	$15,843
Moore (John Bassett) School	Public	4-6	20 West Frazier Street	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 659-6297	638	43	14.8		280 (43.9%)	230 (36.1%)	73 (11.4%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)								(n/a)	33.7		41.1	67.7	52.4			36.1	44.2	46.4			35.7	27.4	33.7
Clayton Intermediate School	Public	5-6	86 Sorrento Drive	Clayton	19938	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-4512	490	27	18.1		277 (56.5%)	143 (29.2%)	35 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)								(n/a)	34.6			75.9	54.2				48.1	44.7				41.8	38.7			$34,345
Cantwells Bridge Middle School	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
Middle School of Excellence	Public	6-8	1 Patrick Lynn Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 674-6100	608	23	26.4		141 (23.2%)	322 (53.0%)	76 (12.5%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.0%)	16.3	48^th of 59 public middle schools	18.6%		20.4	45^th of 59 public middle schools	23.7%	3		5.7			40.2	40.0	16.6			27.0	22.2	17.6			19.5	12.4	7.5
Middle School of Innovation	Public	6-8	1 Patrick Lynn Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 674-6100	690	31	22.2		102 (14.8%)	397 (57.5%)	109 (15.8%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.4%)	17.4	46^th of 59 public middle schools	22.0%		15	50^th of 59 public middle schools	15.3%	4		6.4			38.2	37.6	24.0			22.5	27.7	20.9			16.1	14.9	13.6	$17,525
William Henry Middle School	Public	5	65 Carver Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 672-1622	432	19	22.7		89 (20.6%)	227 (52.5%)	67 (15.5%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)								(n/a)																		$18,639
Meredith (Everett) Middle School	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
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	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
Fred Fifer III Middle School	Public	6-8	109 East Camden-Wyoming Avenue	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 698-8400	839	44	19.0		423 (50.4%)	222 (26.5%)	103 (12.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.8%)	52.9	23^rd of 59 public middle schools	61.0%		51.7	22^nd of 59 public middle schools	62.7%	1		20.3			51.3	64.9	36.0			34.8	43.3	41.6			32.6	31.1	35.8	$14,663

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Smyrna School District

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Smyrna Middle School ranks 30^th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Students who attend Smyrna Middle School usually go on to attend Smyrna High School

How many students attend Smyrna Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,011 students attended Smyrna Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Smyrna Middle School?

Students at Smyrna Middle School are 50% White, 34% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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