For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,612 students in Capital School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Delaware.
Public Middle Schools in Capital School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Delaware public middle school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Delaware public middle school average of 63% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
14 Schools
75 Schools
# Students
6,547 Students
51,514 Students
# Teachers
374 Teachers
3,541 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Capital School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 42 school districts in Delaware (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#30 out of 42 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
21%
Graduation Rate
84%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.72
# American Indian Students
46 Students
188 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
99 Students
2,640 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
988 Students
9,902 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
19%
# Black Students
3,483 Students
16,889 Students
% Black Students
53%
33%
# White Students
1,410 Students
19,260 Students
% White Students
22%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
16 Students
60 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
505 Students
2,575 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
163
367
# Students in K Grade:
530
1,611
# Students in 1st Grade:
526
1,804
# Students in 2nd Grade:
557
1,861
# Students in 3rd Grade:
480
1,779
# Students in 4th Grade:
471
1,749
# Students in 5th Grade:
493
1,937
# Students in 6th Grade:
474
9,997
# Students in 7th Grade:
443
10,869
# Students in 8th Grade:
402
11,046
# Students in 9th Grade:
597
2,442
# Students in 10th Grade:
482
2,101
# Students in 11th Grade:
474
1,955
# Students in 12th Grade:
455
1,996
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,656 is higher than the state median of $20,321. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,842 is higher than the state median of $18,401. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$168 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$123 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,656
$20,321
Spending / Student
$18,842
$18,401
Best Capital School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kent County Secondary Ilc
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
631 Ridgley Street- Suite 19
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 672-1500
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 672-1500
Grades: 6-12
| 86 students
Rank: #22.
Kent County Community School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
65-1 Carver Road
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 672-1960
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 672-1960
Grades: PK-12
| 273 students
Rank: n/an/a
1 Patrick Lynn Drive
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 674-6100
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 674-6100
Grades: 6-8
| 615 students
Rank: n/an/a
1 Patrick Lynn Drive
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 674-6100
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 674-6100
Grades: 6-8
| 638 students
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