F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Camden, Delaware·19934
Score
47.1/100
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#19
Among 35 Delaware middle schools
#4
In Caesar Rodney School District
#2
In Camden
Top 55%
In Delaware

Score 47.1/100: better than 47% of Delaware middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Delaware, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Delaware schools.

English language arts
38%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 47% of them
681 students tested
Math
25%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 29%, better than 44% of them
678 students tested
Science
15%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 16%, better than 57% of them
216 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by Delaware Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment27237
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment40225
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment48.0219
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment38.0681
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment17.7237
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment28.6224
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment28.6217
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment24.8678
ScienceGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)15.3216
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)15.3216
Social studiesGrade 6Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)38.4232
Social studiesGrade 7Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)56.7215
Social studiesGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)41.0210
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)45.2657

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
615
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
615
Typical middle school: 735
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Kent County

Contact

Address
2841 South State Street
Camden, DE 19934

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Delaware. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School at a glance

F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School is a public middle school in Camden, Delaware, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Caesar Rodney School District. It has about 615 students (a typical Delaware middle school has 735).

In 2025-26 state tests, 38% in English language arts (similar schools: 40%) and 25% in math (similar schools: 29%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware middle schools, it scores 47.1 out of 100: better than 47% of them, ranking #19 of 35. Its English language arts result fell by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.