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Enrollment
764
Middle
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000269
duPont (H.B.) Middle School
735 Meeting House Road, Hockessin, DE 19707 · (302) 239-3420 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Delaware public middle schools
- ATest 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
16.6:1
46 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 | 260 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%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
58.4%
DE avg 41.4% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
DE avg 34.0% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 47.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where duPont (H.B.) Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #4 of 38 no change | #2 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #4 of 38 no change | #2 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #14 of 40 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #23 of 39 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #16 of 39 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #18 of 23 | #12 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
764
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 764 | 46 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 46 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 48 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 48 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 48 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 45 | 17.3:1 | 32% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 37% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 47 | 18.7:1 | 24% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 41 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for duPont (H.B.) Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (812 to 764); teachers down 4% (48 to 46).
About duPont (H.B.) Middle School
duPont (H.B.) Middle School is a middle-grades school in Hockessin, Delaware, reachable at (302) 239-3420. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 764 students.
The district for duPont (H.B.) Middle School is Red Clay Consolidated School District, with 27 schools and 14,444 students.
Roughly 52% of students at duPont (H.B.) Middle School are White. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 54% White share among all New Castle County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
duPont (H.B.) Middle School's 46 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Delaware average 16.4:1.
allk12 grades duPont (H.B.) Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Delaware public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across New Castle County, the median household income is $91,166, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, New Castle County has 129 public schools and roughly 78,534 students.
William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary is the public school closest to duPont (H.B.) Middle School, about 2.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
duPont (H.B.) Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 759 to 764.
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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
- William F. Cooke Jr. ElementaryElementary · 613 students
Other schools in Hockessin
- William F. Cooke Jr. ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- North Star Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
Nearby schools
- William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary2.6 mi · 613
- North Star Elementary School2.6 mi · 589
- Kennett High School2.8 mi · 1,184
- Kennett Middle School2.9 mi · 902
- New Garden Elementary School3.0 mi · 473
- Mary D Lang Kdg Center3.1 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolHow large is duPont (H.B.) Middle School?
duPont (H.B.) Middle School enrolls approximately 764 students in grades 06-08.
Is duPont (H.B.) Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
duPont (H.B.) Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does duPont (H.B.) Middle School have?
duPont (H.B.) Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is duPont (H.B.) Middle School?
duPont (H.B.) Middle School reports a student body of 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees duPont (H.B.) Middle School?
duPont (H.B.) Middle School is overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District in New Castle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.