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Cantwells Bridge 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
550 Tony Marchio Drive
Townsend, DE 19734
Phone
(302) 376-4128
District
Appoquinimink School District
County
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
805
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.0% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Cantwells Bridge Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
33%
38%
37%
38%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
37%
51%
44%
39%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
34%
53%
43%
30%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 269 33.4%
Grade 7 277 34.4%
Grade 8 259 32.2%
Total 805 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.6% 49.1% 42.8%
Black 35.1% 30.1% 32.1%
Hispanic 8.1% 9.6% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.0% 10.4% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.8% 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 68,784 1,031,890
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 542.8 525
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.8% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.3% 30.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 20.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,492 396,209
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.6% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.6% 22.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 26.4% 18.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.7% 16.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.8% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.4% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 2.9% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,328 $106,629,000 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,298 $16,625,000 6.8%
Staff $417 $5,337,000 2.2%
General Administration $160 $2,044,000 0.8%
School Administration $660 $8,452,000 3.4%
Operation $1,306 $16,720,000 6.8%
Transportation $559 $7,153,000 2.9%
Other $638 $8,172,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,038 $64,503,000 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,808 $74,365,000 30.3%
Total Expenditures $19,173 $245,497,000 100.0%
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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