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Does Shue-Medill Middle School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
763
Middle
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100020000234
Shue-Medill Middle School
1500 Capitol Trail, Newark, DE 19711 · (302) 454-2171 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Delaware public middle schools
- CTest 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
11.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · 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 | 255 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 36% |
Student demographics
71%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
32.8%
DE avg 41.4% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
DE avg 34.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 19.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shue-Medill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #25 of 38 ▼ 2 | #9 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #25 of 38 ▲ 1 | #9 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #15 of 40 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #5 of 39 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #2 of 39 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #21 of 23 | #14 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
763
-113 (-13%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 919
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 763 | 64 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 63 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 63 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 876 | 63 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 51 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 53 | 16.6:1 | 38% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 1,092 | 63 | 17.3:1 | 59% (641) |
| 2000-01 | 1,201 | 68 | 17.7:1 | 32% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 919 | 54 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shue-Medill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (774 to 763); teachers up 25% (51 to 64).
About Shue-Medill Middle School
Shue-Medill Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Newark, Delaware, one of the schools in Christina School District. It serves 763 students in grades 6 through 8.
Christina School District is made up of 28 schools with 12,954 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Shue-Medill Middle School, at 40%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Shue-Medill Middle School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 64 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.9:1. That is 4.5 students per teacher below the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware.
allk12 grades Shue-Medill Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Delaware public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in New Castle County, the median household income is $91,166, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. New Castle County is home to 129 public schools and about 78,534 public school students.
The school nearest to Shue-Medill Middle School is ASPIRA Delaware, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Shue-Medill Middle School's enrollment dropped 13%, to 763. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Shue-Medill Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Christina School District
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Glasgow High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyElementary · 616 students
- Kirk (George V.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Charter SchoolCombined · 3,109 students
- ASPIRA DelawareCombined · 1,471 students
- Christiana High SchoolHigh · 1,425 students
- Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,104 students
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,039 students
- Academia Antonia AlonsoElementary · 910 students
Nearby schools
- ASPIRA Delaware0.7 mi · 1,471
- Meadowood Program1.2 mi · 119
- Forest Oak Elementary School1.3 mi · 429
- Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School1.3 mi · 271
- Delaware School for the Deaf1.6 mi · 108
- Brennen School (The)1.6 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Shue-Medill Middle SchoolHow large is Shue-Medill Middle School?
Shue-Medill Middle School enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 06-08.
Is Shue-Medill Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shue-Medill Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Shue-Medill Middle School have?
Shue-Medill Middle School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Shue-Medill Middle School?
Student demographics at Shue-Medill Middle School are roughly 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Shue-Medill Middle School?
Shue-Medill Middle School is overseen by Christina School District in New Castle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.