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Talley 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1110 Cypress Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone
(302) 475-3976
District
Brandywine School District
County
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
880
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.8% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Talley Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
35%
33%
40%
25%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
36%
48%
42%
33%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
35%
48%
42%
21%
27%
    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
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 286 32.5%
Grade 7 279 31.7%
Grade 8 315 35.8%
Total 880 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.2% 43.4% 41.7%
Black 38.9% 39.9% 32.5%
Hispanic 12.2% 9.4% 20.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.3% 6.7% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.7% 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 92,403 1,031,890
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,851.9 525
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 30.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 20.4% 20.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 38,397 396,209
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.4% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.5% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.7% 22.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.9% 18.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.8% 16.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.0% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.1% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,579 $99,139,000 43.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $4,167 $43,131,000 19.0%
Staff $863 $8,935,000 3.9%
General Administration $196 $2,030,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,101 $11,395,000 5.0%
Operation $2,552 $26,409,000 11.7%
Transportation $555 $5,748,000 2.5%
Other $778 $8,055,000 3.6%
Total Support $10,213 $105,703,000 46.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,110 $21,836,000 9.6%
Total Expenditures $21,901 $226,678,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,129 $1,436,706,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,073 $294,086,000 10.0%
Staff $773 $109,662,000 3.7%
General Administration $179 $25,412,000 0.9%
School Administration $907 $128,702,000 4.4%
Operation $2,101 $297,980,000 10.1%
Transportation $952 $134,981,000 4.6%
Other $746 $105,766,000 3.6%
Total Support $7,731 $1,096,589,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,932 $415,892,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $20,792 $2,949,187,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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