SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the DE proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 27%Projected 35%

F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the DE proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the DE average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 24%DE 32%

English proficiency

School 41%DE 41%

Science proficiency

School 16%DE 25%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
3%

Gold marks the DE average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

26.90 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B-

2.99 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B

12.53 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$104,979

DE average $91,672

Median home value

$344,869

DE average $337,302

Median rent

$1,473 /mo

DE average $1,464

Unemployment rate

6.4%

DE average 5.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 92.2%DE 91.2%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

DE average 13:1

Teachers

39

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$83,026

All teachers in Caesar Rodney School District.

Student to counselor ratio DE average 372:1315:1
Support staff6
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 56%DE 64%

Experienced teachers

School 79%DE 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days162
Out-of-school suspension days54
Total days missed to suspension372
Expulsions with services9
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based5
Sexual orientation2
Race-based3
Disability-based2
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$9598 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.15

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

48%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

7%

Black

27%

Latino

9%

Multiracial

8%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged18%
Students with disabilities13%
English as a second language4%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected11%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Dover Air Force Base Middle School

  • Actual: 59%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Fred Fifer Iii Middle School

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 2.4 mi
William Henry Middle School

  • Actual: 17%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 4.5 mi
Chipman (w.t.) Middle School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 12.4 mi
Milford Central Academy

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 12.5 mi
Smyrna Middle School

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 15.2 mi
Sudlersville Middle School

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 19.1 mi
Lockerman Middle School

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 22.3 mi
Woodbridge Middle School

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 24%
  • Distance: 25.3 mi