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Enrollment
681
Middle
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000236
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
50 Gender Road, Newark, DE 19713 · (302) 454-2358 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL681 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Delaware public middle schools
- C-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
11.0:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · 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 | 204 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
24.4%
DE avg 41.4% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
DE avg 34.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.4% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 17.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gauger-Cobbs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #28 of 38 ▼ 2 | #11 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #29 of 38 ▲ 1 | #11 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 681 | #20 of 40 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #2 of 39 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #6 of 39 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #6 of 23 | #3 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
681
-181 (-21%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 681 | 62 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 61 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 65 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 862 | 63 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 65 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 63 | 16.8:1 | 40% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 1,260 | 76 | 16.6:1 | 57% (721) |
| 2000-01 | 1,089 | 61 | 17.9:1 | 32% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 870 | 50 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gauger-Cobbs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (967 to 681); teachers down 5% (65 to 62).
About Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Newark, Delaware. It enrolled 681 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Within Christina School District, Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is one of 28 schools. The district enrolls 12,954 students.
Enrollment at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 39%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show New Castle County is about 26% Black. Gauger-Cobbs Middle School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.0:1. That ratio is under the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware.
Measured against Delaware public middle schools, Gauger-Cobbs Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
New Castle County has about 577,961 residents, and median household income is about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of New Castle County number 129 and enroll about 78,534.
The closest public school to Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is Brookside Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School saw enrollment fall 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 13.7 in 2020-21.
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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 Christina School District
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Glasgow High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- Shue-Medill Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyElementary · 616 students
- Kirk (George V.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Charter SchoolCombined · 3,109 students
- ASPIRA DelawareCombined · 1,471 students
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Academia Antonia AlonsoElementary · 910 students
Nearby schools
- Brookside Elementary School0.8 mi · 260
- Kirk (George V.) Middle School1.0 mi · 612
- Christina Early Education Center1.1 mi · 362
- Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School1.1 mi · 413
- Brennen School (The)1.2 mi · 419
- Delaware School for the Deaf1.3 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School?
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School enrolls approximately 681 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gauger-Cobbs Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Gauger-Cobbs Middle School have?
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is Gauger-Cobbs Middle School?
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School reports a student body of 20% White, 33% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Gauger-Cobbs Middle School?
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School is overseen by Christina School District in New Castle County.
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