MOT Charter School

MOT Charter School is an expansive unified-grade school in Middletown, Delaware, operated by MOT Charter School. The school caters to 1,407 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 100% bigger than the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 703 students.

MOT Charter School is the operating authority for MOT Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, MOT Charter School records that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 29% Black, 20% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.1:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for New Castle County shows median household income runs about $91,166, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across New Castle County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), MOT Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Appoquinimink PreSchool Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. As a public charter, MOT Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. MOT Charter School's enrollment has edged up 20% since 2018, when it stood at 1,173 (now 1,407). The White share of enrollment decreased from 57% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for MOT Charter School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.