Dupont (Pierre S.) Middle School
701 West 34th St Wilmington DE, 19802, New Castle County Phone: 302-762-7146 Ranking:  (90 out of 134, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Brandywine 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: | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 952 | 951 | 950 | 879 | 727 | 752 | 620 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 299 | 31.4% | 330 | 34.7% | 300 | 31.6% | 319 | 36.3% | 284 | 39.1% | 251 | 33.4% | 227 | 36.6% |
| Grade 7: | 345 | 36.2% | 308 | 32.4% | 321 | 33.8% | 313 | 35.6% | 236 | 32.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 308 | 32.4% | 313 | 32.9% | 325 | 34.2% | 245 | 27.9% | 207 | 28.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 488 | 51.3% | 475 | 49.9% | 475 | 50.0% | 454 | 51.6% | 372 | 51.2% | 399 | 53.1% | 334 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 464 | 48.7% | 476 | 50.1% | 475 | 50.0% | 425 | 48.4% | 347 | 47.7% | 345 | 45.9% | 282 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 55 | 5.8% | 59 | 6.2% | 47 | 4.9% | 31 | 3.5% | 19 | 2.6% | 28 | 3.7% | 37 | 6.0% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 5.1% | 44 | 4.6% | 40 | 4.2% | 42 | 4.8% | 38 | 5.2% | 10 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 462 | 48.5% | 469 | 49.3% | 498 | 52.4% | 473 | 53.8% | 395 | 54.3% | 369 | 49.1% | 257 | 41.5% |
| White: | 365 | 38.3% | 367 | 38.6% | 355 | 37.4% | 330 | 37.5% | 274 | 37.7% | 344 | 45.7% | 312 | 50.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 338 | 35.5% | 418 | 44.0% | 433 | 45.6% | 393 | 44.7% | 297 | 40.9% | 288 | 38.3% | 253 | 40.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 52 | 5.5% | 52 | 5.5% | 54 | 6.1% | 56 | 7.7% | 45 | 6.0% | 46 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.22 | 12.68 | 12.67 | 12.74 | 10.66 | 15.30 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 55.8% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.58% | 60.02% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 67.1% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.64% | 72.96% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.18% | 64.49% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 58.8% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.73% | 72.12% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 62.6% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.54% | 65.71% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 63.4% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.79% | 72.01% | 72.57% |
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* Dupont (Pierre S.) Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.