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Enrollment
900
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100124000294
Talley Middle School
1110 Cypress Road, Wilmington, DE 19810 · (302) 475-3976 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–12MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL900 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
62 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 | 315 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 289 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 2% |
Student demographics
69%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
41.8%
DE avg 41.4% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
DE avg 34.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 26.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Talley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #14 of 38 ▼ 1 | #6 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #12 of 38 ▼ 3 | #6 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 900 | #5 of 40 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #13 of 39 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #7 of 39 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #3 of 10 | N/A |
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
900
+110 (+14%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 900 | 62.1 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 64.1 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 64.7 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 62 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 797 | 59 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 55 | 13.0:1 | 36% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 51% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 35% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 45 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Talley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (797 to 900); teachers up 5% (59 to 62.1).
About Talley Middle School
Talley Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Delaware, with an address in Wilmington. The school serves 900 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Delaware average about 655 students.
Talley Middle School is one of the 16 schools that make up Brandywine School District (10,349 students in total).
Enrollment at Talley Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 40%. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. In New Castle County overall, about 54% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Talley Middle School comes in at 69%.
Teachers at the school number 62.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.5:1. Among middle schools in Delaware, the typical ratio is 16.4:1.
New Castle County census figures show that median household income is about $91,166, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 129 public schools operate in New Castle County, serving about 78,534 students.
The next-closest public school is Lancashire Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Talley Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 14%, from 790 to 900. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.7:1 to 14.5:1 over the same years.
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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 Brandywine School District
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Claymont Elementary SchoolElementary · 937 students
- Brandywine High SchoolHigh · 897 students
- Springer Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 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
- Lancashire Elementary School1.2 mi · 510
- Claymont Elementary School1.4 mi · 937
- Boothwyn Elementary School1.6 mi · 269
- Bethel Springs Elementary School1.7 mi · 537
- Chichester SHS2.1 mi · 981
- Forwood Elementary School2.1 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Talley Middle SchoolHow large is Talley Middle School?
Talley Middle School enrolls approximately 900 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Talley Middle School serve?
Talley Middle School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Talley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Talley Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Talley Middle School?
Student demographics at Talley Middle School are roughly 40% White, 11% Hispanic, 36% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Talley Middle School?
Talley Middle School is overseen by Brandywine School District in New Castle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.