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Bedford (Gunning) Middle School
801 Cox Neck Rd New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County Phone: 302-832-6280 Ranking:  (80 out of 134, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Colonial School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 47 | 49 | 54 | 56 | 47 | 48 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 984 | 936 | 1,080 | 1,069 | 947 | 969 | 965 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 329 | 33.4% | 248 | 26.5% | 348 | 32.2% | 362 | 33.9% | 330 | 34.8% | 321 | 33.1% | 333 | 34.5% |
| Grade 7: | 289 | 29.4% | 334 | 35.7% | 350 | 32.4% | 369 | 34.5% | 300 | 31.7% | 324 | 33.4% | 318 | 33.0% |
| Grade 8: | 366 | 37.2% | 354 | 37.8% | 382 | 35.4% | 338 | 31.6% | 317 | 33.5% | 324 | 33.4% | 314 | 32.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 525 | 53.4% | 523 | 55.9% | 598 | 55.4% | 577 | 54.0% | 501 | 52.9% | 511 | 52.7% | 525 | 54.4% |
| Female: | 459 | 46.6% | 413 | 44.1% | 482 | 44.6% | 492 | 46.0% | 438 | 46.3% | 450 | 46.4% | 436 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 46 | 4.7% | 34 | 3.6% | 39 | 3.6% | 40 | 3.7% | 39 | 4.1% | 34 | 3.5% | 33 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 8.0% | 78 | 8.3% | 86 | 8.0% | 92 | 8.6% | 68 | 7.2% | 75 | 7.7% | 72 | 7.5% |
| Black: | 473 | 48.1% | 409 | 43.7% | 492 | 45.6% | 496 | 46.4% | 451 | 47.6% | 447 | 46.1% | 441 | 45.7% |
| White: | 365 | 37.1% | 391 | 41.8% | 440 | 40.7% | 425 | 39.8% | 384 | 40.5% | 406 | 41.9% | 413 | 42.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 1.8% | 20 | 2.1% | 20 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 274 | 27.8% | 356 | 38.0% | 392 | 36.3% | 362 | 33.9% | 269 | 28.4% | 207 | 21.4% | 330 | 34.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 6.1% | 67 | 6.2% | 82 | 7.7% | 88 | 9.3% | 56 | 5.8% | 88 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.94 | 19.10 | 20.00 | 19.09 | 20.15 | 20.20 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.8% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.61% | 61.59% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.9% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.54% | 67.61% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 53.5% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 59.66% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 51.3% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.73% | 64.04% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 48.5% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.54% | 56.66% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 53.4% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.51% | 66.02% | 72.57% |
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* Bedford (Gunning) Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.