For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,009 students in Smyrna School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Delaware.
Public Middle School in Smyrna School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Delaware public middle school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Delaware public middle school average of 63% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
8 Schools
75 Schools
# Students
6,010 Students
51,514 Students
# Teachers
378 Teachers
3,541 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Smyrna 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 88% has decreased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#22 out of 42 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
21%
Graduation Rate
88%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.72
# American Indian Students
14 Students
188 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
84 Students
2,640 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
551 Students
9,902 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
19%
# Black Students
2,003 Students
16,889 Students
% Black Students
33%
33%
# White Students
3,048 Students
19,260 Students
% White Students
51%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
60 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
304 Students
2,575 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
128
367
# Students in K Grade:
392
1,611
# Students in 1st Grade:
375
1,804
# Students in 2nd Grade:
450
1,861
# Students in 3rd Grade:
439
1,779
# Students in 4th Grade:
446
1,749
# Students in 5th Grade:
468
1,937
# Students in 6th Grade:
513
9,997
# Students in 7th Grade:
498
10,869
# Students in 8th Grade:
511
11,046
# Students in 9th Grade:
466
2,442
# Students in 10th Grade:
476
2,101
# Students in 11th Grade:
428
1,955
# Students in 12th Grade:
420
1,996
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,145 in this school district is less 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 $14,003 is less than the state median of $18,401. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$91 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$84 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,145
$20,321
Spending / Student
$14,003
$18,401
Best Smyrna School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Smyrna Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
700 Duck Creek Parkway
Smyrna, DE 19977
(302) 653-8584
Smyrna, DE 19977
(302) 653-8584
Grades: 7-8
| 1,009 students
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