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Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School

1235 Cedar Lane Road, Middletown, DE 19709 · (302) 449-3490 · New Castle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Delaware public middle schools
  • A+Test 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

Enrollment
935
Middle
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 655
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 632335%
Grade 730533%
Grade 830733%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
40143%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 38% · US 43%
Hispanic
455%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
15517%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
27429%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
505%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
50554%
Female
43046%

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Test scores

DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
67.2%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
DE avg 34.0% . +2.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

DeSSA + SBAC results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.2%58.1%
2023-2464.8%55.6%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn DelawareIn New Castle County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.1%#1 of 38
▲ 1
#1 of 17
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.2%#2 of 38
no change
#1 of 17
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
935#3 of 40#1 of 17
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.0:1#26 of 39#15 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.7%#5 of 39#3 of 17
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.9%#20 of 23#13 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 2024-25
Enrollment
935
-81 (-8%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259355517.0:1N/A
2023-249035217.4:1N/A
2022-239115217.5:1N/A
2020-211,0165917.2:1N/A
2017-189535716.7:1N/A
2015-169375317.7:19% (82)
2010-118245016.5:110% (80)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (953 to 935); teachers down 4% (57 to 55).

About Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School

In Middletown, Delaware, part of New Castle County, Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School is a middle-grades school. The school enrolls 935 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 655 students for middle schools in Delaware.

Appoquinimink School District enrolls 12,897 students in 21 schools, including Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School.

The biggest share of students at Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School, 43%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 29% Asian, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of New Castle County's population at about 54%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School scores 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware.

Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of Delaware public middle schools.

Census data for New Castle County show median household income comes to about $91,166, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 129 public schools in the county, enrolling about 78,534, Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School among them.

Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The federal government classifies Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School's location as Rural: Fringe.

The school's enrollment decreased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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New Castle County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School
District
Appoquinimink School District
Address
1235 Cedar Lane Road, Middletown, DE 19709
Phone
(302) 449-3490
County
New Castle County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
935
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
100008000222
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in Middletown
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Frequently asked questions

About Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School
How many students attend Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School?
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School enrolls approximately 935 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School serve?
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School?
At Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 5% Hispanic, 17% Black, 29% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School public or private?
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appoquinimink School District.
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