Phillis Wheatley Middle School
48 Church St Bridgeville DE, 19933, Sussex County Phone: 302-337-3469 Ranking: (118 out of 134, bottom 12%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 School District: Woodbridge 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: | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 782 | 757 | 730 | 683 | 645 | 654 | 692 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 192 | 24.6% | 198 | 26.2% | 189 | 25.9% | 188 | 27.5% | 148 | 22.9% | 162 | 24.8% | 155 | 22.4% |
Grade 6: | 207 | 26.5% | 192 | 25.4% | 192 | 26.3% | 161 | 23.6% | 163 | 25.3% | 153 | 23.4% | 177 | 25.6% |
Grade 7: | 197 | 25.2% | 185 | 24.4% | 176 | 24.1% | 176 | 25.8% | 150 | 23.3% | 176 | 26.9% | 159 | 23.0% |
Grade 8: | 186 | 23.8% | 182 | 24.0% | 173 | 23.7% | 158 | 23.1% | 184 | 28.5% | 163 | 24.9% | 201 | 29.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 429 | 54.9% | 413 | 54.6% | 401 | 54.9% | 367 | 53.7% | 327 | 50.7% | 318 | 48.6% | 353 | 51.0% |
Female: | 353 | 45.1% | 344 | 45.4% | 329 | 45.1% | 316 | 46.3% | 310 | 48.1% | 328 | 50.2% | 335 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 155 | 19.8% | 120 | 15.9% | 92 | 12.6% | 83 | 12.2% | 68 | 10.5% | 78 | 11.9% | 74 | 10.7% |
Black: | 221 | 28.3% | 236 | 31.2% | 238 | 32.6% | 222 | 32.5% | 202 | 31.3% | 212 | 32.4% | 231 | 33.4% |
White: | 384 | 49.1% | 380 | 50.2% | 384 | 52.6% | 364 | 53.3% | 362 | 56.1% | 350 | 53.5% | 377 | 54.5% |
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: | 12 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 422 | 54.0% | 511 | 67.5% | 410 | 56.2% | 415 | 60.8% | 366 | 56.7% | 308 | 47.1% | 308 | 44.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 4.2% | 46 | 6.3% | 54 | 7.9% | 45 | 7.0% | 62 | 9.5% | 53 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.00 | 16.46 | 16.22 | 15.88 | 14.66 | 15.20 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
DCAS | ||||||
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.5% | 64.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 74% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.55% | 52.55% | 70.52% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 64.9% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 78% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.38% | 59.38% | 76.65% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 48.8% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 52% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.74% | 49.74% | 50.33% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 41.8% | 57.2% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 67% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.36% | 59.36% | 65.71% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 62.3% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 74% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.50% | 61.50% | 73.79% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.8% | 60.5% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 70% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.23% | 53.23% | 67.11% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 59.2% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.92% | 57.92% | 71.85% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.3% | 61.7% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 74% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.93% | 63.93% | 71.31% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 61.2% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.30% | 57.30% | 72.57% |
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* Phillis Wheatley 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.