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Enrollment
451
Middle
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPOQUINIMINK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100008000026
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School
201 New Street, Middletown, DE 19709 · (302) 378-5030 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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
14.6:1
31 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 | 159 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 34% |
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
34.3%
DE avg 41.4% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
DE avg 34.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.3% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 25.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Redding (Louis L.) Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #22 of 38 ▼ 7 | #8 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #23 of 38 ▼ 2 | #8 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #33 of 40 | #16 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #15 of 39 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #10 of 39 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.1% | #3 of 23 | #1 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
451
-449 (-50%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 37 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 44 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 900 | 57 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 57 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 20% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 29% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | 54 | 16.8:1 | 15% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | 38 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redding (Louis L.) Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (836 to 451); teachers down 46% (57 to 31).
About Redding (Louis L.) Middle School
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Middletown, Delaware. It has an enrollment of 451 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Delaware enroll around 655, and this school is 31% below that mark.
Appoquinimink School District is made up of 21 schools with 12,897 students in all.
The biggest share of students at Redding (Louis L.) Middle School, 45%, is Black. The next largest groups are 28% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% 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, Redding (Louis L.) Middle School scores 69%.
Its staff includes 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware is 1.9 students per teacher.
Redding (Louis L.) 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 42% of Delaware public middle schools.
In New Castle County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 129 public schools and about 78,534 students.
Silver Lake Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School enrolled 900 in 2020-21 and 451 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Students per teacher dropped from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 14.6 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Cantwells Bridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 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
- Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
Nearby schools
- Silver Lake Elementary School0.4 mi · 552
- Meredith (Everett) Middle School0.7 mi · 867
- Appoquinimink PreSchool Center0.7 mi · 150
- Middletown High School0.9 mi · 1,231
- Brick Mill Elementary School1.3 mi · 524
- Brick Mill Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Redding (Louis L.) Middle SchoolHow many students attend Redding (Louis L.) Middle School?
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades 06-08.
Is Redding (Louis L.) Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Redding (Louis L.) Middle School have?
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Redding (Louis L.) Middle School?
Student demographics at Redding (Louis L.) Middle School are roughly 28% White, 14% Hispanic, 45% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Redding (Louis L.) Middle School in?
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School is part of Appoquinimink School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.