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duPont (H.B.) Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

735 Meeting House Road, Hockessin, DE 19707 · (302) 239-3420 · Part of Red Clay Consolidated School District

Hockessin’s School Grade B better than 55% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
764
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about duPont (H.B.) Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Hockessin kids: 5 high schools

On the path

Where Hockessin kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolYou are here
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 41.9%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Delaware’s 192 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

735 Meeting House Road, Hockessin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6260
Grade 7254
Grade 8250
Enrollment over time
759’20
752’21
754’22
747’23
764’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 19%Black 15%Asian 8%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about duPont (H.B.) Middle School from Hockessin families.

Other schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District

The district →
Red Clay Early Years Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wilmington
335 students13:1
Brandywine Springs School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wilmington
A−
941 students15:1
William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hockessin
A
613 students16:1
North Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hockessin
A+
589 students15:1
Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C−
549 students13:1
Linden Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
532 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Delaware’s other public schools; Hockessin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.