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Mccullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
20 Chase Ave New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County Phone: 302-429-4000 Ranking:  (116 out of 134, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Colonial 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: | 43 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 754 | 783 | 738 | 751 | 815 | 836 | 815 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 257 | 34.1% | 247 | 31.5% | 240 | 32.5% | 249 | 33.2% | 257 | 31.5% | 278 | 33.3% | 267 | 32.8% |
| Grade 7: | 235 | 31.2% | 265 | 33.8% | 262 | 35.5% | 242 | 32.2% | 275 | 33.7% | 271 | 32.4% | 283 | 34.7% |
| Grade 8: | 262 | 34.7% | 271 | 34.6% | 236 | 32.0% | 260 | 34.6% | 283 | 34.7% | 287 | 34.3% | 265 | 32.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 357 | 47.3% | 374 | 47.8% | 337 | 45.7% | 375 | 49.9% | 406 | 49.8% | 429 | 51.3% | 423 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 397 | 52.7% | 409 | 52.2% | 401 | 54.3% | 376 | 50.1% | 401 | 49.2% | 399 | 47.7% | 388 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 213 | 28.2% | 210 | 26.8% | 202 | 27.4% | 191 | 25.4% | 184 | 22.6% | 180 | 21.5% | 175 | 21.5% |
| Black: | 359 | 47.6% | 384 | 49.0% | 345 | 46.7% | 366 | 48.7% | 438 | 53.7% | 447 | 53.5% | 412 | 50.6% |
| White: | 158 | 21.0% | 168 | 21.5% | 169 | 22.9% | 183 | 24.4% | 189 | 23.2% | 206 | 24.6% | 224 | 27.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 751 | 99.6% | 481 | 61.4% | 415 | 56.2% | 495 | 65.9% | 552 | 67.7% | 434 | 51.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.4% | 72 | 9.6% | 93 | 11.4% | 81 | 9.7% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.53 | 19.58 | 17.57 | 16.69 | 16.30 | 17.80 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 54.8% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.70% | 61.59% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 54.9% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.14% | 67.61% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 53.5% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.58% | 59.66% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 51.3% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.58% | 64.04% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 48.5% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.70% | 56.66% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 53.4% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.03% | 66.02% | 72.57% |
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* Mccullough (Calvin R. ) 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.