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Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
50 Gender Rd Newark DE, 19713, New Castle County Phone: 302-454-2358 Ranking:  (109 out of 134, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Christina 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: | 77 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 70 | 72 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,137 | 1,170 | 1,158 | 1,260 | 1,169 | 1,143 | 899 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 383 | 33.7% | 400 | 34.2% | 350 | 30.2% | 439 | 34.8% | 424 | 36.3% | 375 | 32.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 7: | 397 | 34.9% | 361 | 30.9% | 399 | 34.5% | 422 | 33.5% | 369 | 31.6% | 369 | 32.3% | 439 | 48.8% |
| Grade 8: | 357 | 31.4% | 409 | 35.0% | 409 | 35.3% | 398 | 31.6% | 376 | 32.2% | 399 | 34.9% | 460 | 51.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 586 | 51.5% | 592 | 50.6% | 604 | 52.2% | 689 | 54.7% | 607 | 51.9% | 575 | 50.3% | 465 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 551 | 48.5% | 578 | 49.4% | 554 | 47.8% | 571 | 45.3% | 554 | 47.4% | 560 | 49.0% | 430 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 34 | 3.0% | 37 | 3.2% | 35 | 3.0% | 51 | 4.0% | 50 | 4.3% | 53 | 4.6% | 34 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 197 | 17.3% | 209 | 17.9% | 183 | 15.8% | 180 | 14.3% | 155 | 13.3% | 134 | 11.7% | 87 | 9.7% |
| Black: | 464 | 40.8% | 471 | 40.3% | 472 | 40.8% | 518 | 41.1% | 484 | 41.4% | 473 | 41.4% | 414 | 46.1% |
| White: | 415 | 36.5% | 436 | 37.3% | 457 | 39.5% | 506 | 40.2% | 478 | 40.9% | 479 | 41.9% | 361 | 40.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 2.1% | 11 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 413 | 36.3% | 616 | 52.6% | 571 | 49.3% | 620 | 49.2% | 524 | 44.8% | 429 | 37.5% | 350 | 38.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 8.7% | 105 | 9.1% | 101 | 8.0% | 129 | 11.0% | 136 | 11.9% | 62 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.77 | 16.48 | 15.86 | 16.58 | 16.70 | 15.90 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 41.4% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.29% | 49.42% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 46% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.62% | 62.71% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 48% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.81% | 55.21% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 45.1% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.16% | 59.26% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 50.2% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.99% | 60.92% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 50% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.17% | 60.21% | 72.57% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Gauger-Cobbs Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.