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Enrollment
408
Middle
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000267
Skyline Middle School
2900 Skyline Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808 · (302) 454-3410 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 16.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
6
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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 | 124 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
19.1%
DE avg 41.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
12.3%
DE avg 34.0% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.1% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 8.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Skyline Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #33 of 38 ▲ 3 | #13 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #36 of 38 ▲ 1 | #15 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #37 of 40 | #17 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #3 of 39 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #27 of 39 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.9% | #4 of 23 | #2 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
408
-146 (-26%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 408 | 35 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 39 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 40 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 44 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 42 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 53 | 16.9:1 | 39% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 44 | 17.8:1 | 39% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 25% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 46 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyline Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (627 to 408); teachers down 17% (42 to 35).
About Skyline Middle School
Skyline Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Wilmington, Delaware. The school has 408 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Delaware average about 655 students, which makes this school 38% below average.
Red Clay Consolidated School District has 27 schools and 14,444 students, and Skyline Middle School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Skyline Middle School is Black students, at 53%. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 17% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 26% of New Castle County residents are Black. The diversity index for Skyline Middle School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.7 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Delaware, 16.4:1, is higher.
The county, New Castle County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $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%. The county's public schools total 129, with about 78,534 students.
Skyline Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Heritage Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Skyline Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 408, compared with 554 in 2020-21.
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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 Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Brandywine Springs SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh · 941 students
- McKean (Thomas) High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Odyssey Charter SchoolCombined · 2,286 students
- Delcastle Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
Other Skyline Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Skyline Middle. Skyline Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Skyline MiddleHarrisonburg, VA · 738 students
- Skyline MiddleFront Royal, VA · 536 students
- SKYLINE MIDDLEURBANA, MO · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Elementary School0.2 mi · 492
- Linden Hill Elementary School0.7 mi · 532
- Dickinson (John) School0.8 mi · 1,027
- Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School1.2 mi · 271
- Forest Oak Elementary School1.3 mi · 429
- Meadowood Program1.4 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Skyline Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Skyline Middle School?
Skyline Middle School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 06-08.
Is Skyline Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skyline Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Skyline Middle School have?
Skyline Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Skyline Middle School?
Skyline Middle School reports a student body of 17% White, 24% Hispanic, 53% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Skyline Middle School in?
Skyline Middle School is part of Red Clay Consolidated School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.