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Moore (John Bassett) School

Q: How many students attend Moore (John Bassett) School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Moore (John Bassett) School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Moore (John Bassett) School?

Students at Moore (John Bassett) School are 44% White, 36% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Moore (John Bassett) School attend?

Students who attend Moore (John Bassett) School usually go on to attend Smyrna High School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Moore (John Bassett) School is a public middle school located in Smyrna, Delaware, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 664 students. The school is part of the Smyrna School District, which is ranked 8th out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has seen fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.3% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the rates at nearby Clayton Intermediate School (20.4%) and Smyrna Middle School (20.4%). Academically, Moore (John Bassett) School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the Smyrna School District and the state of Delaware averages across grades 4-6, while its performance in Science and Social Studies is mixed.

Despite having a higher per-student spending of $12,740 compared to $10,973 at Clayton Intermediate School and a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.7 compared to 17.3 at Clayton Intermediate and 16.8 at Smyrna Middle School, the academic challenges at Moore (John Bassett) School suggest that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources and staffing to support student learning. The school's attendance and engagement issues, as well as its academic performance gaps, warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

638

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 West Frazier Street
Smyrna, DE 19977-1497

(302) 659-6297

District: Smyrna School District

Students who attend Moore (John Bassett) School usually attend:

High:

Smyrna High School

Feeder schools for Moore (John Bassett) School:

Elementary:	North Smyrna Elementary School
	Smyrna Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

African American:

36.1%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2021 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Delaware avg39%

51^st of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 27 pts since 2021

From bottom 26% (2021) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 32Smyrna 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
2025	47.0	51 of 109	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	51 of 106	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	65 of 103	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	70 of 95	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	34 of 68	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	40 of 62	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	42 of 60	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	51 of 60	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	29 of 72	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	52 of 97	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	56 of 97	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	68 of 89	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	77 of 90	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	59 of 67	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	55 of 99	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	10 of 43	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	34.1	29 of 37	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	26 of 42	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	28 of 36	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	33 of 70	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	50 of 66	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	40 of 92	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	62 of 89	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	81 of 90	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	56 of 67	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	50 of 77	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	48 of 73	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	70 of 75	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	69 of 82	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies47%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Science29%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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)	29.3		37.1	60.2	44.0			33.7	38.9	47.0			34.3	22.2	31.0
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%)	37.1	34^th of 59 public middle schools	42.4%		46	25^th of 54 public middle schools	53.7%	9		11.6				53.5	33.7				37.6	37.9				24.1	19.4	$15,843
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)	31.0			71.7	46.6				48.0	48.7				31.8	40.5			$34,345
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%)	20.4	45^th of 59 public middle schools	23.7%					(n/a)		10.3			34.0	38.8	24.2			27.5	23.5	20.5			14.9	13.9	15.4
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%)	15	50^th of 59 public middle schools	15.3%					(n/a)		6.8			28.9	35.3	18.7			23.3	24.6	18.7			11.1	11.9	10.1	$17,525
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%)	68.1	15^th of 59 public middle schools	74.6%		69.3	16^th of 54 public middle schools	70.4%	1		23.4			61.4	67.6	38.5			45.8	50.9	51.8			42.5	35.1	36.7	$16,853
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)	15.2			40.5					21.6					15.5				$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%)	58.3	19^th of 59 public middle schools	67.8%		56.9	18^th of 54 public middle schools	66.7%	1		16.8			53.4	69.1	31.5			48.8	48.9	45.6			39.0	30.5	29.0	$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%)	37	35^th of 59 public middle schools	40.7%		33.7	35^th of 54 public middle schools	35.2%			19.0			36.3	54.6	27.6			27.9	44.7	31.5			17.0	29.6	23.0	$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%)	51.7	22^nd of 59 public middle schools	62.7%		41.2	28^th of 54 public middle schools	48.1%	6		17.7			50.2	62.1	33.9			40.8	50.2	44.1			25.6	33.3	21.8	$14,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Moore (John Bassett) School

What district is Moore (John Bassett) School in?

Smyrna School District

What high school do graduates of Moore (John Bassett) School attend?

Students who attend Moore (John Bassett) School usually go on to attend Smyrna High School

How many students attend Moore (John Bassett) School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Moore (John Bassett) School.

What is the racial makeup of Moore (John Bassett) School?

Students at Moore (John Bassett) School are 44% White, 36% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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