Smyrna Middle School

Set in Smyrna, Delaware, Smyrna Middle School is a sprawling middle school, run under Smyrna School District. It teaches 1,011 students across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 655 students each, so Smyrna Middle School sits 54% above that benchmark.

Smyrna School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,887 students; Smyrna Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Smyrna Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Black, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Smyrna Middle School lists 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages about 16.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, census data for Kent County shows median household income runs about $74,477, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Smyrna Middle School is one of 55 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students).

Nearest neighbor: Smyrna High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Smyrna Middle School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Smyrna Middle School has grew 10%, going from 916 students in 2018 to 1,011 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 50% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.