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Woodbridge Middle School

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Woodbridge Middle School ranks 35 th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Woodbridge Middle School in Bridgeville, DE, serves 596 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Woodbridge School District. The school has made a remarkable turnaround in recent years, climbing from a 1-star rating in the 2023-2024 school year to a 2-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year, now ranking 35th out of 59 middle schools statewide.

The most impressive achievement at Woodbridge is its dramatic improvement in student attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 24.9% in the 2023-2024 school year to just 7.1% in 2024-2025—a stunning 71% reduction in a single year. This rate is now the lowest among all nearby middle schools, far better than the state average of 17.1% and significantly better than neighbors like Millsboro Middle School (22.0%) and Mariner Middle School (21.4%). The school also shows notable strength in social studies, with 6th and 7th-grade proficiency rates (50.7% and 58.9%) matching or exceeding state averages. Additionally, Woodbridge outperforms its closest geographic rival, Seaford Middle School, in overall state ranking and generally matches or exceeds Seaford's proficiency rates in English and math across most grade levels.

Despite these successes, Woodbridge faces significant academic challenges. The most pressing concern is in 8th-grade math, where only 15.2% of students are proficient—less than half the state average of 29.4% and the lowest rate among all nearby schools. This represents a decline from previous years, suggesting a systemic issue that worsens as students progress through middle school. The school also shows a substantial achievement gap, with performance for some student groups ranking in the single digits statewide. While the school spends $12,778 per student—more than Delmar Middle School ($9,600) but less than Mariner Middle School ($14,284)—the path forward will require leveraging its attendance success and social studies strengths to implement targeted strategies in math and close the achievement gaps that remain.

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 — 26th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

Delaware avg38%

35^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 34Woodbridge 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	36.3	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	16.3	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.7	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	52.5	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.8	30 of 46	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.3	35 of 53	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-29 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies48%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-8 vs state

Mathematics22%-8 vs state

Science7%-9 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 (2016)	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 3rd 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 3rd 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
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	51.2%	280 (47.0%)	116 (19.5%)	173 (29.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	36.3	35^th of 60 public middle schools	41.7%		30.9	37^th of 59 public middle schools	37.3%	2		7.3			50.7	58.9	32.2				31.7	39.5	30.2				26.1	25.3	15.2	$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	58.0%	187 (23.4%)	298 (37.3%)	259 (32.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.6%)	31.5	39^th of 60 public middle schools	35.0%		27.2	40^th of 59 public middle schools	32.2%	1		10.2			37.7	50.4	28.7				32.3	35.4	35.1				24.4	20.6	22.5	$18,593
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-9	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%)	17.1	48^th of 60 public middle schools	20.0%					(n/a)						32.6	28.1					15.9	32.4
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	43.6%	184 (21.4%)	88 (10.2%)	556 (64.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	47.7	27^th of 60 public middle schools	55.0%		48	25^th of 59 public middle schools	57.6%	2		11.8			51.6	64.5	28.6				38.7	49.6	30.5				31.7	43.1	25.5	$20,206
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	Public	5-8	101 West Center Street	Harrington	19952	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 398-8197	905	48	18.8	40.4%	502 (55.5%)	214 (23.6%)	84 (9.3%)	13 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.3%)	50	25^th of 60 public middle schools	58.3%		42.4	31^st of 59 public middle schools	47.5%	6		14.8			50.5	69.5	40.6				36.6	43.5	34.3				32.4	30.7	28.9	$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	51.8%	145 (38.9%)	88 (23.6%)	110 (29.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	36.5	34^th of 60 public middle schools	43.3%		35.6	36^th of 59 public middle schools	39.0%	2		7.7				51.4	29.3					43.5	33.7					28.8	27.9	$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	34.9%	302 (54.7%)	61 (11.1%)	151 (27.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	63.3	18^th of 60 public middle schools	70.0%		57.4	20^th of 59 public middle schools	66.1%	2		28.5			52.9	52.4	44.6				49.1	48.2	48.4				38.2	32.1	41.4	$21,633
Milford Central Academy	Public	7-8	1021 N Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Sussex County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 430-7900	1,013	54	18.7	42.4%	441 (43.5%)	279 (27.5%)	240 (23.7%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.7%)	31.8	38^th of 60 public middle schools	36.7%		26	42^nd of 59 public middle schools	28.8%	4		9.5				53.7	20.9					33.6	43.6					21.9	19.9	$14,818
Sussex Central Middle	Public	6-8	26026 Patriots Way	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(302) 934-3166	0																		(n/a)		9.3			48.7	56.1	34.4				28.4	36.1	37.1				24.9	31.4	30.2
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	19.1%	405 (55.3%)	162 (22.1%)	88 (12.0%)	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	45.3	28^th of 60 public middle schools	53.3%		45.1	27^th of 59 public middle schools	54.2%	1	22.6	11.8		52.3	50.3	61.5	28.4			35.2	41.1	42.6	36.9			23.5	28.7	31.7	27.3	$14,430

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.

Is Woodbridge Middle School a good school?

Woodbridge Middle School ranks 35^th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Woodbridge Middle School in?

Woodbridge School District

What high school do graduates of Woodbridge Middle School attend?

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

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.

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