F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School

Regular School · Camden, DE

F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School is a regular school school in Camden, Delaware, serving grades 06–08 with 647 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

647

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	265	41%
Black or African American	220	34%
Hispanic/Latino	87	13%
Two or more races	49	8%
Asian	22	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	647	327M / 320F

English Language Learners: 38 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	29.0% +0.2pp	28.8%	326
Reading Proficiency	52.0% +7.5pp	44.5%	339
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	106

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.27 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

186

28.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	647	100%

Contact & Location

2841 South State Street

Camden, DE 19934

Phone: (302)698-8410

http://www.crk12.org/Domain/11

District

Caesar Rodney School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,696

District enrollment: 8,286

Other Schools in District

Allen Frear Elementary School Elementary
David E. Robinson Elementary School Elementary
J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center Elementary
Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center Elementary
Major George S. Welch Elementary School Elementary
Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School Elementary
Star Hill Elementary School Elementary
W. B. Simpson Elementary School Elementary

View all 14 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19934) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100018000071

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD