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Colonial School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Delaware for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 2,905 students in Colonial School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Delaware.
Public Middle Schools in Colonial School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Delaware public middle school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Delaware public middle school average of 61% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
15 Schools
73 Schools
# Students
9,132 Students
49,508 Students
# Teachers
651 Teachers
3,534 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Colonial 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 85% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#33 out of 42 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
21%
Graduation Rate
85%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.71
# American Indian Students
32 Students
179 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
202 Students
2,559 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
1,987 Students
8,825 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
18%
# Black Students
4,142 Students
16,291 Students
% Black Students
46%
33%
# White Students
2,354 Students
19,204 Students
% White Students
26%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
28 Students
79 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
387 Students
2,371 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
180
328
# Students in K Grade:
628
1,548
# Students in 1st Grade:
718
1,737
# Students in 2nd Grade:
648
1,651
# Students in 3rd Grade:
741
1,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
755
1,683
# Students in 5th Grade:
721
1,900
# Students in 6th Grade:
769
9,577
# Students in 7th Grade:
845
10,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
830
11,117
# Students in 9th Grade:
752
2,060
# Students in 10th Grade:
585
1,897
# Students in 11th Grade:
485
1,582
# Students in 12th Grade:
475
1,797
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,508 is higher than the state median of $20,375. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,795 is higher than the state median of $18,450. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$206 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$190 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,508
$20,375
Spending / Student
$20,795
$18,450
Best Colonial School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Leach (John G.) School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
10 Landers Lane
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 429-4055
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 429-4055
Grades: PK-12
| 88 students
Rank: #22.
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
801 Cox Neck Road
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 832-6280
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 832-6280
Grades: 6-8
| 936 students
Rank: #33.
Wilmington Manor Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
200 East Roosevelt Avenue
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 323-2901
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 323-2901
Grades: K-8
| 482 students
Rank: #44.
Read (George) Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
314 East Basin Road
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 323-2760
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 323-2760
Grades: 6-8
| 694 students
Rank: #55.
Mccullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
20 Chase Avenue
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 429-4000
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 429-4000
Grades: 6-8
| 705 students
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