K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ Delaware middle directory

Middle schools in Delaware.

39 middle schools across 17 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

39
middle schools
17
districts represented
22
cities represented
25,044
students enrolled
39 middle schools in Delaware: 39 public and 0 private, across 17 districts with 25,044 students.
Delaware has 39 middle schools: 39 public and 0 private.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across Delaware.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

School size · 2024
662

students at the median middle school; the middle half of schools enroll between 490 and 839 students.

Under 2001
200–4999
500–99926
1,000+2

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
14.9 : 1

students per teacher at the median middle school reporting staffing.

25th percentile13.5 : 1
Median14.9 : 1
75th percentile18.0 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades 06–0832
Grades 07–082
Grades 04–061
Grades 05–061
Grades 05–081

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 39

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 46.2% of this list (18 of 39 records); the five most-represented cities account for 43.6%.

§ In charts

Delaware middle schools in 7 charts.

Drawn from the same v2026.07 records as the tables below. Free to reuse with a link to this page.

Map of Delaware with one dot for each of its 39 mapped middle schools, over school district boundaries.
Every Delaware middle school on one map, over district boundaries.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Download
46% of Delaware's 39 public middle schools are in suburbs (rural 7, town 11, suburb 18, city 3).
46% of Delaware's public middle schools are in suburbs.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Enrollment in Delaware's public middle schools fell 13.5% from 2019 to 2024, 25,170 to 21,775 students in the same 32 schools; 1 grew and 21 shrank.
Enrollment in Delaware's public middle schools fell 13.5%, 2019 to 2024.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Histogram of enrollment: half of Delaware's middle schools enroll 671 students or fewer (38 schools report enrollment).
Half of Delaware's middle schools enroll 671 students or fewer.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of the states with the most middle schools: Delaware has the 49th most of the 50 states and DC, with 39.
Delaware has the 49th most middle schools of the 50 states and DC.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of Delaware counties by number of middle schools: New Castle County has the most, 17.
New Castle County has the most middle schools in Delaware: 17.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Waffle chart: Delaware has 39 middle schools, one square per school, coloured by type (Regular School 39).
Delaware's 39 middle schools by school type.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Districts

Districts with middle schools.

Every district with at least one middle-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.

Districts with middle schools in Delaware
Appoquinimink School District423,105
Caesar Rodney School District432,044
Red Clay Consolidated School District432,185
Brandywine School District312,406
Cape Henlopen School District321,430
Christina School District312,056
Colonial School District312,123
Indian River School District321,631
Smyrna School District322,139
Capital School District211,298
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence11208
Delmar School District11732
Lake Forest School District11905
Laurel School District11373
Milford School District111,013
Seaford School District11800
Woodbridge School District11596

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about Delaware middle schools.

How many middle schools are in Delaware?

K12 Atlas profiles 39 middle schools in Delaware in release v2026.07, across 17 districts.

Are middle schools and junior high schools the same?

They overlap, but districts use different names and grade configurations. K12 Atlas keeps the reported school level and grade span visible.

How many students attend Delaware middle schools?

25,044 students were enrolled across 39 middle schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have middle schools in Delaware?

The directory lists 17 districts and 22 cities with middle-level school records.

What grades do Delaware middle schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are 06–08 (32), 07–08 (2), 04–06 (1). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all middle schools in Delaware?

Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.

Can I download the full list of Delaware middle schools?

The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.

Need the full Delaware dataset?

Licensed access returns every Delaware school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.