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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
455
Middle
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000272
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School
3130 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE 19807 · (302) 651-2690 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Delaware public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Delaware public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 16.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 157 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 150 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
19.7%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
7.6%
DE avg 34.0% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 7.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 9.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #37 of 38 ▼ 3 | #16 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #35 of 38 ▲ 1 | #14 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #32 of 40 | #15 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #8 of 39 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #20 of 39 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #14 of 23 | #10 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 35 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 35 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 34.1 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 35 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 58% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 83% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 62% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 29 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (498 to 455); teachers up 3% (34 to 35).
About duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School
In Greenville, Delaware, duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School is a small middle school. School enrollment was 455 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Delaware average about 655 students.
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School sits within Red Clay Consolidated School District, which has 27 schools and 14,444 students.
Enrollment at duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 46%. It is also 33% Black, 16% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of New Castle County is roughly 12% Hispanic. By the diversity index, duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School comes in at 65%.
The school reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.0 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Delaware average 16.4:1.
Measured against Delaware public middle schools, duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In the county around the school, New Castle County, median household income is about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School is among the 129 public schools in New Castle County.
The nearest public school is Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts, at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 471 to 455.
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New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Brandywine Springs SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh · 941 students
- McKean (Thomas) High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
Nearby schools
- Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts1.0 mi · 941
- Charter School of Wilmington1.0 mi · 977
- Odyssey Charter School1.0 mi · 2,286
- Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School1.0 mi · 276
- duPont (Alexis I.) High School1.2 mi · 550
- The Bayard School1.8 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About duPont (Alexis I.) Middle SchoolHow many students attend duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School?
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School serve?
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School is approximately 13.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School?
At duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 46% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School?
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School is overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District in New Castle County.
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