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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Meredith (Everett) Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
867
Middle
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPOQUINIMINK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100008000014
Meredith (Everett) Middle School
504 South Broad Street, Middletown, DE 19709 · (302) 378-5001 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL867 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · 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 | 253 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 326 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%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
47.8%
DE avg 41.4% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
DE avg 34.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 48 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 down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 27.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Meredith (Everett) Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #11 of 38 ▲ 1 | #5 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #9 of 38 ▼ 2 | #4 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 867 | #6 of 40 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #12 of 39 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #8 of 39 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #22 of 23 | #15 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
867
-115 (-12%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 867 | 62 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 927 | 58 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 810 | 54 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 60 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 871 | 58 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 17% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 28% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 900 | 52 | 17.3:1 | 15% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meredith (Everett) Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (871 to 867); teachers up 7% (58 to 62).
About Meredith (Everett) Middle School
In Middletown, Delaware, part of New Castle County, Meredith (Everett) Middle School is a middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 867 students. Middle schools in Delaware have about 655 students on average; enrollment here is 32% higher.
Meredith (Everett) Middle School is one school in a 21-school district, Appoquinimink School District, which enrolls 12,897 students.
Of every 100 students at Meredith (Everett) Middle School, about 43 are White, the largest group. It is also 32% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of New Castle County is roughly 54% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Meredith (Everett) Middle School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. The gap from the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware is 2.4 students per teacher.
In New Castle County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $91,166 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Meredith (Everett) Middle School, New Castle County has 129 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Meredith (Everett) Middle School is closest to Appoquinimink PreSchool Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Meredith (Everett) Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Meredith (Everett) Middle School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% decline, from 982 to 867. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.4:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
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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 Appoquinimink School District
- Appoquinimink High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Odessa High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- Middletown High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- Waters (Alfred G.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Cantwells Bridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Old State Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
Other schools in Middletown
- MOT Charter SchoolCombined · 1,407 students
- Appoquinimink High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Middletown High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- St. Georges Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,198 students
- Waters (Alfred G.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Cedar Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
Nearby schools
- Appoquinimink PreSchool Center0.1 mi · 150
- Silver Lake Elementary School0.4 mi · 552
- Redding (Louis L.) Middle School0.7 mi · 451
- Middletown High School1.3 mi · 1,231
- Bunker Hill Elementary School1.7 mi · 566
- Appoquinimink High School1.8 mi · 1,357
Frequently asked questions
About Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meredith (Everett) Middle School?
Meredith (Everett) Middle School enrolls approximately 867 students in grades 06-08.
Is Meredith (Everett) Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meredith (Everett) Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meredith (Everett) Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meredith (Everett) Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meredith (Everett) Middle School?
At Meredith (Everett) Middle School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 12% Hispanic, 32% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Meredith (Everett) Middle School in?
Meredith (Everett) Middle School is part of Appoquinimink School District.
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