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Enrollment
612
Middle
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000235
Kirk (George V.) Middle School
140 Brennen Drive, Newark, DE 19713 · (302) 722-2738 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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
12.5:1
49 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 | 195 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 35% |
Student demographics
72%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
22.9%
DE avg 41.4% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
14.1%
DE avg 34.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.9% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 15.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kirk (George V.) Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #32 of 38 ▼ 3 | #12 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #31 of 38 ▼ 3 | #12 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #25 of 40 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #7 of 39 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #1 of 39 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #17 of 23 | #11 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
612
-127 (-17%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 612 | 49 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 52 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 54 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 50 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 44 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 39% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 58% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 944 | 56 | 16.9:1 | 38% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 910 | 54 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kirk (George V.) Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (654 to 612); teachers up 11% (44 to 49).
About Kirk (George V.) Middle School
Kirk (George V.) Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in Newark, Delaware. It has an enrollment of 612 students in grades 6 through 8.
Christina School District is responsible for 28 schools, Kirk (George V.) Middle School included, with 12,954 students in all.
The biggest share of students at Kirk (George V.) Middle School, 42%, is Black. The next largest groups are 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In New Castle County overall, about 26% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kirk (George V.) Middle School scores 72%.
A staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.5:1. The gap from the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware is 3.9 students per teacher.
Kirk (George V.) Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Delaware public middle schools.
In the wider New Castle County area, the median household earns about $91,166 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across New Castle County, 129 public schools serve about 78,534 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Christina Early Education Center, is the closest to Kirk (George V.) Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 739 (2020-21) to 612 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.5:1.
This page is set up for the Kirk (George V.) Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyElementary · 616 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
- Christina Early Education Center0.1 mi · 362
- Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School0.1 mi · 413
- Brennen School (The)0.2 mi · 419
- Delaware School for the Deaf0.3 mi · 108
- Brookside Elementary School0.9 mi · 260
- Christiana High School0.9 mi · 1,425
Frequently asked questions
About Kirk (George V.) Middle SchoolHow large is Kirk (George V.) Middle School?
Kirk (George V.) Middle School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kirk (George V.) Middle School serve?
Kirk (George V.) Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kirk (George V.) Middle School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Kirk (George V.) Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kirk (George V.) Middle School?
At Kirk (George V.) Middle School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 42% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Kirk (George V.) Middle School public or private?
Kirk (George V.) Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Christina School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.