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Dickinson (John) High School
1801 Milltown Rd Wilmington DE, 19808, New Castle County Phone: 302-992-5500 Ranking:  (21 out of 25, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Red Clay Consolidated 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: | 49 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 765 | 726 | 618 | 644 | 661 | 777 | 874 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 267 | 34.9% | 287 | 39.5% | 206 | 33.3% | 223 | 34.6% | 234 | 35.4% | 256 | 32.9% | 294 | 33.6% |
| Grade 10: | 224 | 29.3% | 176 | 24.2% | 185 | 29.9% | 197 | 30.6% | 181 | 27.4% | 207 | 26.6% | 238 | 27.2% |
| Grade 11: | 142 | 18.6% | 176 | 24.2% | 147 | 23.8% | 148 | 23.0% | 139 | 21.0% | 159 | 20.5% | 168 | 19.2% |
| Grade 12: | 132 | 17.3% | 87 | 12.0% | 80 | 12.9% | 76 | 11.8% | 107 | 16.2% | 133 | 17.1% | 147 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 429 | 56.1% | 409 | 56.3% | 339 | 54.9% | 360 | 55.9% | 358 | 54.2% | 414 | 53.3% | 471 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 336 | 43.9% | 317 | 43.7% | 279 | 45.1% | 284 | 44.1% | 295 | 44.6% | 355 | 45.7% | 399 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 28 | 3.7% | 23 | 3.2% | 24 | 3.9% | 25 | 3.9% | 27 | 4.1% | 25 | 3.2% | 29 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 136 | 17.8% | 123 | 16.9% | 125 | 20.2% | 123 | 19.1% | 115 | 17.4% | 132 | 17.0% | 121 | 13.8% |
| Black: | 300 | 39.2% | 279 | 38.4% | 232 | 37.5% | 240 | 37.3% | 274 | 41.5% | 333 | 42.9% | 361 | 41.3% |
| White: | 298 | 39.0% | 298 | 41.0% | 235 | 38.0% | 255 | 39.6% | 245 | 37.1% | 285 | 36.7% | 361 | 41.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 320 | 41.8% | 411 | 56.6% | 329 | 53.2% | 326 | 50.6% | 313 | 47.4% | 302 | 38.9% | 302 | 34.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 5.8% | 46 | 7.4% | 50 | 7.8% | 50 | 7.6% | 44 | 5.7% | 58 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.61 | 16.50 | 14.05 | 14.31 | 14.69 | 15.20 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 54.4% | 58.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.87% | 76.72% | 69.24% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 63.1% | 63.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.67% | 79.15% | 73.34% |
| 2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 52.9% | 62.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 72% |
| 2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 55.21% | 69.47% | 69.35% |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 53% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 59% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 53.19% | 68.63% | 66.80% |
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* Dickinson (John) High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.