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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Delaware

23 public middle schools in Delaware appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Laurel Middle School leads the list at -54.6%, against a median of -14.6% across the ranked schools.

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Delaware

Best Enrollment change

-54.6%

Median Enrollment change

-14.6%

FASTEST DECLINING · DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	822	373	-54.6%
2	William Henry Middle School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	925	432	-53.3%
3	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	836	451	-46.1%
4	Skyline Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	627	408	-34.9%
5	Beacon Middle School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	645	427	-33.8%
6	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	967	681	-29.6%
7	F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	870	647	-25.6%
8	Stanton Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	707	558	-21.1%
9	Bedford (Gunning) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	1,067	846	-20.7%
10	McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	762	615	-19.3%
11	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	899	730	-18.8%
12	Read (George) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	775	662	-14.6%
13	Springer Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	873	776	-11.1%
14	duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School	Greenville, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	498	455	-8.6%
15	Mariner Middle School	Milton, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	600	552	-8.0%
16	Fred Fifer III Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	901	839	-6.9%
17	Kirk (George V.) Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	654	612	-6.4%
18	duPont (H.B.) Middle School	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	812	764	-5.9%
19	Woodbridge Middle School	Bridgeville, DE	Woodbridge School District	626	596	-4.8%
20	Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	953	935	-1.9%
21	Shue-Medill Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	774	763	-1.4%
22	Meredith (Everett) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	871	867	-0.5%
23	Millsboro Middle School	Millsboro, DE	Indian River School District	728	726	-0.3%

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