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Delmar Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
200 North Eighth Street
Delmar, DE 19940
Phone
(302) 846-9544
District
Delmar School District
County
SUSSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
737
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.3% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Delmar Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
39%
30%
44%
19%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
35%
23%
40%
23%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
36%
41%
42%
27%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
35%
33%
42%
28%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
20
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 5 0.7%
Grade 5 171 23.2%
Grade 6 192 26.1%
Grade 7 181 24.6%
Grade 8 188 25.5%
Total 737 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.1% 62.7% 41.7%
Black 20.9% 19.3% 32.5%
Hispanic 14.9% 14.5% 20.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 3.2% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 0.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,842 1,031,890
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 170.5 525
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.6% 30.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.3% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.4% 20.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,598 396,209
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.8% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.4% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.0% 22.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.0% 18.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.1% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 16.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.7% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.5% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,543 $9,494,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $547 $793,000 4.5%
Staff $533 $774,000 4.4%
General Administration $255 $370,000 2.1%
School Administration $533 $773,000 4.4%
Operation $927 $1,345,000 7.7%
Transportation $551 $799,000 4.6%
Other $443 $643,000 3.7%
Total Support $3,788 $5,497,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,702 $2,469,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $12,033 $17,460,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,129 $1,436,706,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,073 $294,086,000 10.0%
Staff $773 $109,662,000 3.7%
General Administration $179 $25,412,000 0.9%
School Administration $907 $128,702,000 4.4%
Operation $2,101 $297,980,000 10.1%
Transportation $952 $134,981,000 4.6%
Other $746 $105,766,000 3.6%
Total Support $7,731 $1,096,589,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,932 $415,892,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $20,792 $2,949,187,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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