duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Wilmington, Delaware·19802
Score
72.9/100
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#10
Among 35 Delaware middle schools
#1
In Brandywine School District
#1
In Wilmington
Top 29%
In Delaware

Score 72.9/100: better than 72% 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
45%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 70% of them
645 students tested
Math
37%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 29%, better than 72% of them
644 students tested
Science
31%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 16%, better than 92% of them
234 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 22 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 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 Assessment50.8193
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment42.4217
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment43.0235
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment45.1645
MathGrade 7DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 8DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment41.4191
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment32.1218
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment36.6235
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment36.5644
ScienceGrade 8DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
ScienceAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
ScienceGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)30.8234
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)30.8234
Social studiesGrade 6Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)59.0183
Social studiesGrade 7Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)49.5216
Social studiesGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)46.9224
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)51.4623

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
749
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
749
Typical middle school: 735
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
New Castle County

Contact

Address
701 West 34th Street
Wilmington, DE 19802

"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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duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School at a glance

duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School is a public middle school in Wilmington, Delaware, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Brandywine School District. It has about 749 students (a typical Delaware middle school has 735).

In 2025-26 state tests, 45% in English language arts (similar schools: 40%) and 37% in math (similar schools: 29%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware middle schools, it scores 72.9 out of 100: better than 72% of them, ranking #10 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.