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Enrollment
730
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100124000243
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School
701 West 34th Street, Wilmington, DE 19802 · (302) 762-7146 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Delaware public middle schools
- B+Test 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
12.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · 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 | 234 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 261 | 36% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
40.2%
DE avg 41.4% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
DE avg 34.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 31.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #10 of 38 ▼ 2 | #4 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #16 of 38 ▲ 1 | #7 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #17 of 40 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #6 of 39 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #13 of 39 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #11 of 23 | #7 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
730
-202 (-22%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,157
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 730 | 60 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 64 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 68 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 932 | 72 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 69 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 902 | 73 | 12.4:1 | 33% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 879 | 69 | 12.7:1 | 51% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 64 | 16.3:1 | 35% (368) |
| 1990-91 | 1,157 | 56 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (899 to 730); teachers down 13% (69 to 60).
About duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Wilmington, Delaware, administered by Brandywine School District. It serves 730 students in grades 6 through 8.
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School is in Brandywine School District, a district with 10,349 students across 16 schools.
At duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School, the largest share of students is Black, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 26% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of New Castle County's population at about 26%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 60 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware.
allk12 grades duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Delaware public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, New Castle County, the median household income is $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 129 public schools in New Castle County, enrolling about 78,534 students in all.
Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School declined 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 932 to 730 students.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Brandywine School District
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Claymont Elementary SchoolElementary · 937 students
- Talley Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Brandywine High SchoolHigh · 897 students
- Springer Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Odyssey Charter SchoolCombined · 2,286 students
- Delcastle Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School0.2 mi · 322
- Warner Elementary School0.9 mi · 395
- East Side Charter School1.0 mi · 434
- Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy1.1 mi · 340
- Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School1.1 mi · 557
- Freire Charter School1.2 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About duPont (Pierre S.) Middle SchoolHow large is duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School?
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades 06-08.
Is duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School?
At duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 10% Hispanic, 49% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School public or private?
duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brandywine School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.