Read (George) Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 New Castle, Delaware·19720
Score
24.3/100
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#27
Among 35 Delaware middle schools
#2
In Colonial School District
#2
In New Castle
Top 78%
In Delaware

Score 24.3/100: better than 24% 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
27%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 30% of them
566 students tested
Math
14%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 29%, better than 18% of them
565 students tested
Science
8%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 16%, better than 25% of them
186 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 24 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 6DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsGrade 7DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsGrade 8DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment32.8180
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment22.7198
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment27.1188
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment27.4566
MathGrade 6DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 7DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 8DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment14.4180
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment10.4201
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment17.4184
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment14.0565
ScienceGrade 8DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
ScienceAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
ScienceGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)7.5186
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)7.5186
Social studiesGrade 6Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)44.2163
Social studiesGrade 7Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)43.7190
Social studiesGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)34.5168
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)40.9521

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
688
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
688
Typical middle school: 735
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
New Castle County

Contact

Address
314 East Basin Road
New Castle, DE 19720

"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).

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Read (George) Middle School at a glance

Read (George) Middle School is a public middle school in New Castle, Delaware, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Colonial School District. It has about 688 students (a typical Delaware middle school has 735).

In 2025-26 state tests, 27% in English language arts (similar schools: 40%) and 14% in math (similar schools: 29%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware middle schools, it scores 24.3 out of 100: better than 24% of them, ranking #27 of 35. Its English language arts result rose by 5 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.