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Read (George) Middle School
314 East Basin Rd New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County Phone: 302-323-2760 Ranking:  (115 out of 134, bottom 14%)*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: | 49 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 702 | 811 | 752 | 713 | 848 | 905 | 976 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 217 | 30.9% | 274 | 33.8% | 256 | 34.0% | 215 | 30.2% | 266 | 31.4% | 269 | 29.7% | 329 | 33.7% |
| Grade 7: | 229 | 32.6% | 276 | 34.0% | 240 | 31.9% | 242 | 33.9% | 267 | 31.5% | 329 | 36.4% | 300 | 30.7% |
| Grade 8: | 256 | 36.5% | 261 | 32.2% | 256 | 34.0% | 256 | 35.9% | 315 | 37.1% | 307 | 33.9% | 347 | 35.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 359 | 51.1% | 436 | 53.8% | 401 | 53.3% | 386 | 54.1% | 434 | 51.2% | 468 | 51.7% | 509 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 343 | 48.9% | 375 | 46.2% | 351 | 46.7% | 327 | 45.9% | 406 | 47.9% | 429 | 47.4% | 463 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 13 | 1.9% | 20 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.4% | 19 | 2.2% | 26 | 2.9% | 23 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 157 | 22.4% | 165 | 20.3% | 143 | 19.0% | 121 | 17.0% | 145 | 17.1% | 149 | 16.5% | 162 | 16.6% |
| Black: | 269 | 38.3% | 338 | 41.7% | 298 | 39.6% | 289 | 40.5% | 365 | 43.0% | 381 | 42.1% | 397 | 40.7% |
| White: | 256 | 36.5% | 279 | 34.4% | 285 | 37.9% | 277 | 38.8% | 316 | 37.3% | 344 | 38.0% | 388 | 39.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 305 | 43.4% | 507 | 62.5% | 463 | 61.6% | 412 | 57.8% | 434 | 51.2% | 363 | 40.1% | 457 | 46.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 8.8% | 71 | 9.4% | 58 | 8.1% | 90 | 10.6% | 72 | 8.0% | 101 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.33 | 17.26 | 17.49 | 16.98 | 18.84 | 17.40 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54.8% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.13% | 61.59% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 54.9% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.66% | 67.61% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 53.5% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.81% | 59.66% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 51.3% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.88% | 64.04% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 48.5% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.73% | 56.66% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 53.4% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.20% | 66.02% | 72.57% |
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* Read (George) 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.