Delmar Middle School

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Delmar, Delaware·19940
Score
58.6/100
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#15
Among 35 Delaware middle schools
Top 43%
In Delaware

Score 58.6/100: better than 58% 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
39%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 58% of them
770 students tested
Math
28%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 29%, better than 55% of them
770 students tested
Science
17%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 16%, better than 63% of them
382 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 28 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 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment35.2196
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment41.1185
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment42.6202
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment36.9187
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment39.0770
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 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment23.5196
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment28.6185
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment31.7202
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment27.3187
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment27.8770
ScienceGrade 8DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
ScienceAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
ScienceGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)22.6195
ScienceGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)11.8187
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)17.3382
Social studiesGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)52.3193
Social studiesGrade 6Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)50.3179
Social studiesGrade 7Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)61.5200
Social studiesGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)28.4183
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)48.5755

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
737
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
737
Typical middle school: 735
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Sussex County

Contact

Address
200 North Eighth Street
Delmar, DE 19940

"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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Delmar Middle School at a glance

Delmar Middle School is a public middle school in Delmar, Delaware, serving grades 5-8. It is part of Delmar School District. It has about 737 students (a typical Delaware middle school has 735).

In 2025-26 state tests, 39% in English language arts (similar schools: 40%) and 28% in math (similar schools: 29%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware middle schools, it scores 58.6 out of 100: better than 58% of them, ranking #15 of 35. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged 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.