Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 19802

Summary:

There is only one middle school located in the 19802 zip code area - duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school is part of the Brandywine School District, which is ranked 9 out of 32 in Delaware and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School generally performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency, particularly in 6th grade. However, the school's mathematics proficiency lags behind the district and state, especially in the higher grades. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority of African American students (53.47%) and significant representation from other racial groups. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.1% is relatively high, which could be a contributing factor to the academic performance challenges.

Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student of $18,633 (2018-2019) is higher than the national average, suggesting a focus on resource allocation to support student learning. Overall, duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School appears to be a relatively strong performer within its district, with some areas of academic excellence, particularly in English Language Arts. However, the school faces challenges in mathematics proficiency and high chronic absenteeism rates, which could be areas for further investigation and improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				DeSSA Science (2024)	DeSSA Social Studies (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	749	64	11.7		205 (27.4%)	377 (50.3%)	71 (9.5%)	57 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (4.9%)	49.5	21^st of 54 public middle schools	61.1%		45.7	23^rd of 53 public middle schools	56.6%	2	18.6	28.3	47.6	38.5	31.2	40.9	27.8	27.6	$18,633	$1,064	$21,968

Cities Near Zip Code 19802

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wilmington	0.48 mi	57	24^th
Greenville	2.93 mi	1	34^th
Claymont	4.04 mi	3	18^th
New Castle	4.23 mi	15	32^nd
Hockessin	7.4 mi	3	3^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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