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Best kept secret at Middle School of Excellence?
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Enrollment
608
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100019000399
Middle School of Excellence
1 Patrick Lynn Drive, Dover, DE 19904 · (302) 674-6100 · Kent County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
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
26.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 16.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
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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 | 210 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 201 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Middle School of Excellence→Dover High School
Based on grade levels within Capital School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.9%
DE avg 41.4% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
14.7%
DE avg 34.0% . +4.0pp 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 15 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 are up about 4 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.9% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 10.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Middle School of Excellence ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #31 of 38 ▲ 1 | #10 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #30 of 38 ▲ 1 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #26 of 40 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #38 of 39 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #24 of 39 | #7 of 11 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 608 | 23 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 8 | 76.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle School of Excellence.
About Middle School of Excellence
Middle School of Excellence is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Dover, Delaware. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 608 students.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in Capital School District totals 6,491 students.
Roughly 53% of students at Middle School of Excellence are Black. Enrollment also includes 23% White, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Kent County, the Black share is about 27%. Middle School of Excellence's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 26.4:1, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware.
The allk12 Grade for Middle School of Excellence is C-. Compared with Delaware public middle schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Kent County census figures show that the median household income is $74,477, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Kent County is home to 55 public schools and about 31,256 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Middle School of Innovation, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
187,604
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
31,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Capital School District
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Middle School of InnovationMiddle · 690 students
- South Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- William Henry Middle SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Towne Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- North Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Middle School of InnovationMiddle · 690 students
- Early College School at Del StateHigh · 583 students
- South Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- W. Reily Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Middle School of Innovation0.0 mi · 690
- Fairview Elementary School0.4 mi · 287
- North Dover Elementary School0.8 mi · 333
- Campus Community School0.8 mi · 409
- Kent County Secondary ILC0.9 mi · 107
- Towne Point Elementary School1.0 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Middle School of ExcellenceHow many students attend Middle School of Excellence?
Middle School of Excellence enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Middle School of Excellence serve?
Middle School of Excellence serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Middle School of Excellence?
Approximately 26.4:1 students per teacher at Middle School of Excellence.
What is the student diversity at Middle School of Excellence?
Student demographics at Middle School of Excellence are roughly 23% White, 13% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Middle School of Excellence in?
Middle School of Excellence is part of Capital School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.