John C Dempsey Middle School
599 Pennsylvania Ave
Delaware OH, 43015, Delaware County
Phone: 740-833-1800
Ranking: 
(1,090 out of 2,572, top 42%)*
(1,090 out of 2,572, top 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9
School District: Delaware City 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: | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 834 | 819 | 749 | 720 | 724 | 685 | 668 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 403 | 48.3% | 416 | 50.8% | 398 | 53.1% | 360 | 50.0% | 362 | 50.0% | 352 | 51.4% | 338 | 50.6% |
| Grade 8: | 430 | 51.6% | 403 | 49.2% | 351 | 46.9% | 358 | 49.7% | 362 | 50.0% | 331 | 48.3% | 330 | 49.4% |
| Grade 9: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 405 | 48.6% | 412 | 50.3% | 389 | 51.9% | 370 | 51.4% | 329 | 45.4% | 332 | 48.5% | 343 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 429 | 51.4% | 407 | 49.7% | 360 | 48.1% | 350 | 48.6% | 339 | 46.8% | 303 | 44.2% | 287 | 43.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 3.5% | 18 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.2% | 19 | 2.8% | 10 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 30 | 3.6% | 45 | 5.5% | 47 | 6.3% | 50 | 6.9% | 31 | 4.3% | 20 | 2.9% | 32 | 4.8% |
| White: | 730 | 87.5% | 710 | 86.7% | 642 | 85.7% | 614 | 85.3% | 619 | 85.5% | 598 | 87.3% | 585 | 87.6% |
| 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: | 40 | 4.8% | 42 | 5.1% | 35 | 4.7% | 36 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 247 | 29.6% | 255 | 31.1% | 206 | 27.5% | 191 | 26.5% | 195 | 26.9% | 146 | 21.3% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 8.0% | 53 | 6.5% | 44 | 5.9% | 42 | 5.8% | 50 | 6.9% | 53 | 7.7% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.04 | 16.38 | 15.94 | 15.32 | 15.74 | 14.90 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 74.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.1% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 77.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 77.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 79.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 81% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 81% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 80.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 60.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.4% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.0% | 79.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 79.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 85.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 62.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 62.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 64.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 49% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 53.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 51.1% |
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* John C Dempsey Middle 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.