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Enrollment
776
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100124000009
Springer Middle School
2220 Shipley Road, Wilmington, DE 19803 · (302) 479-1621 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL776 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · 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 | 232 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 289 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
46.4%
DE avg 41.4% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
27.4%
DE avg 34.0% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 22.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Springer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #15 of 38 ▲ 4 | #7 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #10 of 38 ▲ 1 | #5 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 776 | #12 of 40 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #10 of 39 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #25 of 39 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #13 of 23 | #9 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
776
-57 (-7%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 776 | 57 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 59 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 797 | 58 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 833 | 58 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 54 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 62 | 13.8:1 | 25% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 874 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 32% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 35% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (873 to 776); teachers up 6% (54 to 57).
About Springer Middle School
Federal records list Springer Middle School as a middle school in Wilmington, Delaware. It reported 776 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
The district, Brandywine School District, has 10,349 students enrolled across 16 schools.
At Springer Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 48%. The remaining students are 34% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 57 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.6:1. Compared with the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware, this school's ratio is lower.
The school's county is New Castle County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Castle County's 129 public schools enroll about 78,534 students and include Springer Middle School.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Brandywine High School, is the closest to Springer Middle School. Springer Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 776 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Springer Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Brandywine School District
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Claymont Elementary SchoolElementary · 937 students
- Talley Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Brandywine High SchoolHigh · 897 students
- duPont (Pierre S.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 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
Nearby schools
- Brandywine High School0.9 mi · 897
- Hanby Elementary School1.2 mi · 520
- Bush (Charles W.) Pre-School1.2 mi · 317
- Lombardy Elementary School1.4 mi · 466
- Forwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 384
- Concord High School1.9 mi · 994
Frequently asked questions
About Springer Middle SchoolHow many students attend Springer Middle School?
Springer Middle School enrolls approximately 776 students in grades 06-08.
Is Springer Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Springer Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Springer Middle School have?
Springer Middle School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Springer Middle School?
Springer Middle School reports a student body of 48% White, 8% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Springer Middle School public or private?
Springer Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brandywine School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.