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F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2841 South State Street
Camden, DE 19934
Phone
(302) 698-8410
District
Caesar Rodney School District
County
KENT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
629
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.4% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

40 30 20 10 0
20%
33%
25%
37%
15%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
37%
40%
44%
28%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
34%
47%
43%
22%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 221 35.1%
Grade 7 189 30.0%
Grade 8 219 34.8%
Total 629 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.9% 54.4% 42.8%
Black 29.8% 29.9% 32.1%
Hispanic 14.8% 11.5% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 3.6% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.6% 0.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 49,960 1,018,396
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 462.1 517
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 19.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,426 389,000
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.0% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.7% 20.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.3% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.0% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.3% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 14.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,812 $73,019,000 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,335 $11,065,000 8.6%
Staff $511 $4,237,000 3.3%
General Administration $102 $843,000 0.7%
School Administration $880 $7,294,000 5.6%
Operation $1,301 $10,776,000 8.3%
Transportation $651 $5,395,000 4.2%
Other $793 $6,569,000 5.1%
Total Support $5,573 $46,179,000 35.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,199 $9,934,000 7.7%
Total Expenditures $15,584 $129,132,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,459 $1,338,163,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,889 $267,179,000 10.2%
Staff $654 $92,578,000 3.5%
General Administration $169 $23,910,000 0.9%
School Administration $876 $123,958,000 4.7%
Operation $1,704 $241,019,000 9.2%
Transportation $739 $104,529,000 4.0%
Other $600 $84,874,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,631 $938,047,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,360 $333,874,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $18,450 $2,610,084,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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