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Postlethwait (f. Niel) Middle School
2841 South State St Camden Wyoming DE, 19934, Kent County Phone: 302-698-8410 Ranking:  (35 out of 134, top 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Caesar Rodney 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: | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 816 | 816 | 809 | 781 | 742 | 665 | 725 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 255 | 31.3% | 279 | 34.2% | 274 | 33.9% | 245 | 31.4% | 278 | 37.5% | 210 | 31.6% | 218 | 30.1% |
| Grade 7: | 287 | 35.2% | 269 | 33.0% | 257 | 31.8% | 289 | 37.0% | 226 | 30.5% | 226 | 34.0% | 232 | 32.0% |
| Grade 8: | 274 | 33.6% | 268 | 32.8% | 278 | 34.4% | 247 | 31.6% | 238 | 32.1% | 229 | 34.4% | 275 | 37.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 421 | 51.6% | 407 | 49.9% | 417 | 51.5% | 391 | 50.1% | 375 | 50.5% | 335 | 50.4% | 378 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 395 | 48.4% | 409 | 50.1% | 392 | 48.5% | 390 | 49.9% | 359 | 48.4% | 322 | 48.4% | 343 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 42 | 5.1% | 37 | 4.5% | 36 | 4.4% | 22 | 2.8% | 26 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.3% | 32 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 48 | 5.9% | 51 | 6.3% | 44 | 5.4% | 45 | 5.8% | 37 | 5.0% | 31 | 4.7% | 31 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 234 | 28.7% | 213 | 26.1% | 221 | 27.3% | 226 | 28.9% | 226 | 30.5% | 190 | 28.6% | 203 | 28.0% |
| White: | 467 | 57.2% | 499 | 61.2% | 499 | 61.7% | 482 | 61.7% | 449 | 60.5% | 419 | 63.0% | 455 | 62.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 26.8% | 303 | 37.1% | 298 | 36.8% | 248 | 31.8% | 202 | 27.2% | 153 | 23.0% | 144 | 19.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 3.6% | 47 | 5.8% | 34 | 4.4% | 46 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.3% | 46 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.36 | 17.00 | 16.85 | 16.62 | 15.46 | 13.90 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63.7% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.02% | 71.29% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 67.2% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.87% | 78.42% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 63.9% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.48% | 73.76% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 70.1% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.19% | 77.80% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 68.5% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.35% | 84.20% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 64.3% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.93% | 81.69% | 72.57% |
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* Postlethwait (f. Niel) Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.