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Read (George) Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

314 East Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720 · (302) 323-2760 · Part of Colonial School District

Wilmington Manor’s School Grade C better than 26% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
662
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Read (George) Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wilmington Manor kids: Penn (William) High School

On the path

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

K–5Wilmington Manor Elementary Schoolin New Castle
6–8Read (George) Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Penn (William) High Schoolin New Castle

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

314 East Basin Road, New Castle

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6220
Grade 7193
Grade 8249
Enrollment over time
758’20
683’21
694’22
688’23
662’24

Down 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%White 27%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%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 Read (George) Middle School from Wilmington Manor families.

Other schools in Colonial School District

The district →
The Colwyck Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · New Castle
222 students9:1
Leach (John G.) School
Other · Grades PK–12 · New Castle
95 students6:1
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bear
B
1,052 students16:1
Southern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Castle
C+
729 students13:1
Castle Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Castle
C
462 students12:1
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Castle
C−
436 students14:1

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; Wilmington Manor’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.