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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Delaware

Across Delaware, 39 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Beacon Middle School leads the list at 10.7:1, against a median of 14.9:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Delaware

Best Students/teacher

10.7:1

Median Students/teacher

14.9:1

LOWEST RATIO · DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Beacon Middle School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	427	10.7:1
2	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Middle	681	11.0:1
3	Skyline Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	408	11.7:1
4	Mariner Middle School	Milton, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	552	11.7:1
5	Shue-Medill Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Middle	763	11.9:1
6	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Middle	730	12.2:1
7	Kirk (George V.) Middle School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	Middle	612	12.5:1
8	duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School	Greenville, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	455	13.0:1
9	Read (George) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Middle	662	13.5:1
10	Springer Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Middle	776	13.6:1
11	Millsboro Middle School	Millsboro, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	726	13.7:1
12	Meredith (Everett) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	867	14.0:1
13	Talley Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	Middle	900	14.5:1
14	Selbyville Middle School	Selbyville, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	770	14.5:1
15	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	451	14.6:1
16	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown, DE	Indian River School District	Middle	861	14.6:1
17	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	Middle	373	14.6:1
18	Moore (John Bassett) School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	638	14.8:1
19	Stanton Middle School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	558	14.9:1
20	Woodbridge Middle School	Bridgeville, DE	Woodbridge School District	Middle	596	14.9:1
21	Bedford (Gunning) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Middle	846	15.1:1
22	Seaford Middle School	Seaford, DE	Seaford School District	Middle	800	16.3:1
23	duPont (H.B.) Middle School	Hockessin, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	Middle	764	16.6:1
24	Frederick D Thomas Middle School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	Middle	451	16.7:1
25	Smyrna Middle School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	1,011	16.9:1
26	Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	935	17.0:1
27	McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	Middle	615	17.6:1
28	Cantwells Bridge Middle School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	Middle	852	17.9:1
29	F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	647	18.0:1
30	Clayton Intermediate School	Clayton, DE	Smyrna School District	Middle	490	18.1:1
31	Milford Central Academy	Milford, DE	Milford School District	Middle	1,013	18.8:1
32	Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	Harrington, DE	Lake Forest School District	Middle	905	18.9:1
33	Fred Fifer III Middle School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	839	19.1:1
34	Delmar Middle School	Delmar, DE	Delmar School District	Middle	732	19.8:1
35	Middle School of Innovation	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	690	22.3:1
36	William Henry Middle School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	432	22.7:1
37	Magnolia Middle School	Magnolia, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	Middle	460	23.0:1
38	Middle School of Excellence	Dover, DE	Capital School District	Middle	608	26.4:1
39	Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Georgetown, DE	Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Middle	208	41.6:1

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