Talley Middle School
1110 Cypress Rd Wilmington DE, 19810, New Castle County Phone: 302-475-3976 Ranking:  (82 out of 134, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Brandywine School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 34 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 729 | 798 | 751 | 719 | 704 | 490 | 447 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 224 | 30.7% | 242 | 30.3% | 279 | 37.2% | 254 | 35.3% | 206 | 29.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 239 | 32.8% | 287 | 36.0% | 256 | 34.1% | 225 | 31.3% | 230 | 32.7% | 236 | 48.2% | 248 | 55.5% |
| Grade 8: | 266 | 36.5% | 269 | 33.7% | 216 | 28.8% | 240 | 33.4% | 268 | 38.1% | 254 | 51.8% | 199 | 44.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 344 | 47.2% | 389 | 48.7% | 356 | 47.4% | 357 | 49.7% | 337 | 47.9% | 252 | 51.4% | 248 | 55.5% |
| Female: | 385 | 52.8% | 409 | 51.3% | 395 | 52.6% | 362 | 50.3% | 359 | 51.0% | 230 | 46.9% | 195 | 43.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 58 | 8.0% | 53 | 6.6% | 43 | 5.7% | 41 | 5.7% | 42 | 6.0% | 24 | 4.9% | 13 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 5.3% | 39 | 4.9% | 39 | 5.2% | 45 | 6.3% | 41 | 5.8% | 20 | 4.1% | 20 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 295 | 40.5% | 321 | 40.2% | 282 | 37.5% | 270 | 37.6% | 262 | 37.2% | 259 | 52.9% | 249 | 55.7% |
| White: | 330 | 45.3% | 380 | 47.6% | 382 | 50.9% | 363 | 50.5% | 357 | 50.7% | 186 | 38.0% | 164 | 36.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 34.0% | 330 | 41.4% | 318 | 42.3% | 322 | 44.8% | 266 | 37.8% | 174 | 35.5% | 144 | 32.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 7.6% | 46 | 6.1% | 47 | 6.5% | 43 | 6.1% | 30 | 6.1% | 20 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.02 | 14.78 | 14.73 | 14.67 | 13.04 | 14.20 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 55.8% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.79% | 60.02% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.1% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.94% | 72.96% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 59% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.72% | 64.49% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.8% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.55% | 72.12% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 62.6% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.44% | 65.71% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.4% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.44% | 72.01% | 72.57% |
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* Talley Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.