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Kirk (George V.) Middle School
140 Brennen Dr Newark DE, 19713, New Castle County Phone: 302-454-2164 Ranking:  (104 out of 134, bottom 22%)*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: | 61 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 795 | 782 | 846 | 902 | 880 | 894 | 869 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 241 | 30.3% | 254 | 32.5% | 286 | 33.8% | 251 | 27.8% | 314 | 35.7% | 308 | 34.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 258 | 32.5% | 289 | 37.0% | 256 | 30.3% | 328 | 36.4% | 318 | 36.1% | 274 | 30.6% | 449 | 51.7% |
| Grade 8: | 296 | 37.2% | 239 | 30.6% | 304 | 35.9% | 323 | 35.8% | 248 | 28.2% | 312 | 34.9% | 420 | 48.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 408 | 51.3% | 384 | 49.1% | 428 | 50.6% | 468 | 51.9% | 461 | 52.4% | 454 | 50.8% | 458 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 387 | 48.7% | 398 | 50.9% | 418 | 49.4% | 434 | 48.1% | 411 | 46.7% | 432 | 48.3% | 407 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 36 | 4.5% | 33 | 4.2% | 52 | 6.1% | 62 | 6.9% | 63 | 7.2% | 47 | 5.3% | 36 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 148 | 18.6% | 152 | 19.4% | 154 | 18.2% | 161 | 17.8% | 140 | 15.9% | 114 | 12.8% | 154 | 17.7% |
| Black: | 322 | 40.5% | 304 | 38.9% | 310 | 36.6% | 305 | 33.8% | 324 | 36.8% | 358 | 40.0% | 382 | 44.0% |
| White: | 257 | 32.3% | 265 | 33.9% | 293 | 34.6% | 323 | 35.8% | 351 | 39.9% | 372 | 41.6% | 296 | 34.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 3.6% | 26 | 3.3% | 36 | 4.3% | 50 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 303 | 38.1% | 389 | 49.7% | 408 | 48.2% | 425 | 47.1% | 372 | 42.3% | 310 | 34.7% | 380 | 43.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 10.4% | 92 | 10.9% | 99 | 11.0% | 126 | 14.3% | 97 | 10.9% | 48 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.03 | 13.48 | 15.11 | 16.70 | 16.30 | 17.20 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 41.4% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 53% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.55% | 49.42% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 46% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.78% | 62.71% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 48% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.79% | 55.21% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 45.1% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.30% | 59.26% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.2% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.92% | 60.92% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 50% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.91% | 60.21% | 72.57% |
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* Kirk (George V.) Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.