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Woodbridge Middle School

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Woodbridge Middle School ranks 37 th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Woodbridge Middle School is a public middle school located in Bridgeville, Delaware, serving 615 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Woodbridge School District, which is ranked 19 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Woodbridge Middle School faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in core subject areas consistently below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 30.43% to 33.87%, compared to the state averages of 38.49% to 43.82%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 14.81% to 30.96%, compared to the state averages of 26.56% to 29.74%. The school's performance in Science and Social Studies also lags behind the state. Additionally, Woodbridge Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.3% to 24.9% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Delmar Middle School, Millsboro Middle School, and Mariner Middle School, Woodbridge Middle School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school's performance is comparable to or slightly better than some other nearby schools, such as Milford Central Academy and Laurel Middle School, which also struggle with low academic achievement. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Woodbridge Middle School are on par with the rates of the nearby schools, suggesting a broader regional issue that may require targeted interventions.

596

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,297

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 Laws Street
Bridgeville, DE 19933-1034

(302) 337-8289

District: Woodbridge School District

Students who attend Woodbridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodbridge High School

Feeder schools for Woodbridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
	Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Hispanic:

29.0%

African American:

19.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (28% vs 36% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

Delaware avg36%

37^th of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 32Woodbridge 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	30.9	37 of 59	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	45 of 54	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	33 of 53	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	33 of 51	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	28 of 35	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.9	26 of 35	25.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	10.3	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	39 of 55	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	35 of 50	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	36 of 50	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	40 of 49	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	31 of 37	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	28 of 35	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.3	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	22 of 40	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	38 of 55	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	34 of 50	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	38 of 47	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	32 of 41	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	37 of 43	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies36%-8 vs state

English Language Arts33%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-8 vs state

Science13%-4 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 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th 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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
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		280 (47.0%)	116 (19.5%)	173 (29.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	30.9	37^th of 59 public middle schools	37.3%		22.5	45^th of 54 public middle schools	16.7%	8		12.6		40.4	43.3	23.5		33.2	30.4	33.9		31.0	17.3	14.8	$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		187 (23.4%)	298 (37.3%)	259 (32.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.6%)	27.2	40^th of 59 public middle schools	32.2%		26.9	42^nd of 54 public middle schools	22.2%	2		10.0		25.8	47.2	22.5		30.2	36.7	36.9		17.0	20.8	18.0	$18,593
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-8	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		118 (56.7%)	44 (21.2%)	19 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)								(n/a)
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		184 (21.4%)	88 (10.2%)	556 (64.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	48	25^th of 59 public middle schools	57.6%		47.5	23^rd of 54 public middle schools	57.4%	2		16.8		53.4	50.4	31.2		37.3	40.9	41.2		35.9	27.6	28.3	$20,206
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	Public	6-8	101 West Center Street	Harrington	19952	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 398-8197	905	48	18.8		502 (55.5%)	214 (23.6%)	84 (9.3%)	13 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.3%)	42.4	31^st of 59 public middle schools	47.5%		36.5	34^th of 54 public middle schools	37.0%	3		16.7		43.6	57.5	30.4		35.3	45.2	33.9		26.8	24.6	24.1	$18,729
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		145 (38.9%)	88 (23.6%)	110 (29.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	35.6	36^th of 59 public middle schools	39.0%		22.4	46^th of 54 public middle schools	14.8%	10		9.4			42.9	28.4			45.2	35.9			29.1	21.6	$20,682
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		302 (54.7%)	61 (11.1%)	151 (27.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	57.4	20^th of 59 public middle schools	66.1%		62.2	17^th of 54 public middle schools	68.5%	3		27.7		42.9	57.8	28.5		37.7	46.0	39.8		30.4	43.9	45.8	$21,633
Milford Central Academy	Public	6-8	1021 N Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Kent County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 430-7900	1,013	54	18.7		441 (43.5%)	279 (27.5%)	240 (23.7%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.7%)	26	42^nd of 59 public middle schools	28.8%		28.2	40^th of 54 public middle schools	25.9%	2		9.1		37.2	48.1	17.3		23.3	34.8	37.1		21.6	16.4	13.2	$14,818
Delmar Middle School	Public	5-8	200 North Eighth Street	Delmar	19940	Sussex County	Delmar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 846-9544	732	37	19.7		405 (55.3%)	162 (22.1%)	88 (12.0%)	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	45.1	27^th of 59 public middle schools	54.2%		37.4	33^rd of 54 public middle schools	38.9%	6	23.5	13.3	48.1	45.0	47.5	40.8	34.8	34.4	37.9	44.2	21.0	24.0	29.0	33.7	$14,430
Millsboro Middle School	Public	6-8	302 East State Street	Millsboro	19966	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 934-3200	726	53	13.6		339 (46.7%)	112 (15.4%)	208 (28.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	37.8	33^rd of 59 public middle schools	44.1%		40.5	29^th of 54 public middle schools	46.3%	4		11.2		37.4	59.9	29.5		30.7	36.7	33.9		25.3	30.4	23.2	$15,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodbridge Middle School

How many students attend Woodbridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Woodbridge Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Woodbridge Middle School attend?

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

Is Woodbridge Middle School a good school?

Woodbridge Middle School ranks 37^th of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Woodbridge Middle School?

Students at Woodbridge Middle School are 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Woodbridge Middle School in?

Woodbridge School District

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