Dover Air Force Base Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Dover, Delaware
Dover Air Force Base Middle School in Dover, Delaware enrolled 98 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 6.5 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, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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 fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
125 students in 2022-23, 132 students in 2023-24, 98 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 125 | 15.0 | 8.3 |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 15.0 | 8.8 |
| 2024-25 | 98 | 15.0 | 6.5 |
6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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.
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 177 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dover Air Force Base Middle School enrolled 177 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 177 of the 177 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent15.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.3% of students were White, 15.3% Black, 9.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White65.3%
- Black15.3%
- Hispanic9.2%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian1.0%
- Pacific Islander1.0%
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 Dover Air Force Base Middle School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Delaware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | 47% | 42.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑64% | 31% (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.
Middle schools in Dover
3 public middle schools in Dover report 2024-25 enrollment; Dover Air Force Base Middle School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School | 860 | 14.8 | not reported |
| William Henry Middle School | 432 | 22.7 | not reported |
| Dover Air Force Base Middle School | 98 | 6.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dover Air Force Base Middle School
- F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 647 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Magnolia Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 460 students, 23.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Dover Air Force Base Middle School with F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Caesar Rodney School District spends per student$18,253 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,253
- The largest public schools in DelawareDover Air Force Base Middle School is the number 36 by size of 36 Delaware middle schools open in 2024-25.#36 of 36
- Delaware schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 14.7 for middle schools.6.5:1
- 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 Dover Air Force Base Middle School
How many students attend Dover Air Force Base Middle School?
98 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 125 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dover, DE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dover Air Force Base Middle School?
6.5 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.Is Dover Air Force Base Middle School a Title I school?
Dover Air Force Base Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dover Air Force Base Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Dover Air Force Base Middle School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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.What district is Dover Air Force Base Middle School in?
Caesar Rodney School District, NCES district ID 1000180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100018000041 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.