Cantwells Bridge Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Townsend, Delaware

Cantwells Bridge Middle School in Townsend, Delaware enrolled 852 students in 2024-25 with 47.6 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the Delaware middle-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Delaware: 42.2% and 30.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

805 students in 2022-23, 854 students in 2023-24, 852 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.6 to 47.6.

Students enrolled at Cantwells Bridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 854, 2024-25: 85202505007501k2022-238052023-248542024-25852
Students enrolled at Cantwells Bridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 854, 2024-25: 85202505007501k2022-238052023-248542024-25852
Students enrolled at Cantwells Bridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 854, 2024-25: 85202505007501k2022-238052023-248542024-25852
Students enrolled at Cantwells Bridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 805, 2023-24: 854, 2024-25: 85202505007501k2022-238052023-248542024-25852
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380546.617.3
2023-2485450.616.9
2024-2585247.617.9

17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Delaware middle schools

Among the 36 Delaware middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Delaware middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 6.5 to 23.0; This school 17.9; state median 14.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 17.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 6.5 to 23.0; This school 17.9; state median 14.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 17.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 6.5 to 23.0; This school 17.9; state median 14.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 17.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Delaware middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 6.5 to 23.0; This school 17.9; state median 14.7.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 17.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 369 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cantwells Bridge Middle School enrolled 738 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 79 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 369 of the 738 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions79
  • Chronically absent9.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.7% of students were White, 31.3% Black, 9.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White46.7%
  2. Black31.3%
  3. Hispanic9.6%
  4. Two or more races6.3%
  5. Asian5.6%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cantwells Bridge Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Delaware, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtDelaware
Reading and language arts, 2021-2253%51%42.2%
Math, 2022-2336%39% (2021-22)30.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Cantwells Bridge Middle School

  1. Redding (Louis L.) Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 451 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 867 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Cantwells Bridge Middle School with Redding (Louis L.) Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Appoquinimink School District spends per student$17,023 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,023
  5. The largest public schools in DelawareCantwells Bridge Middle School is the number 8 by size of 36 Delaware middle schools open in 2024-25.#8 of 36
  6. Delaware schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 14.7 for middle schools.17.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cantwells Bridge Middle School

  1. How many students attend Cantwells Bridge Middle School?
    852 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 805 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Townsend, DE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cantwells Bridge Middle School?
    17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for middle schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cantwells Bridge Middle School a Title I school?
    Cantwells Bridge Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cantwells Bridge Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cantwells Bridge Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Delaware's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cantwells Bridge Middle School in?
    Appoquinimink School District, NCES district ID 1000080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100008000391 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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