McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School

McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School, a mid-tier intermediate school in New Castle, Delaware, operated by Colonial School District, enrolls 615 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Colonial School District runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 8,575 students. McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School logs that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 38% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 16.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate median household income runs about $91,166, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 762 (now 615). The White share of enrollment declined from 18% to 12% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.