Kirk (George V.) Middle School

Regular School · Newark, DE

Kirk (George V.) Middle School is a regular school school in Newark, Delaware, serving grades 06–08 with 612 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

612

Teachers (FTE)

49.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	257	42%
White	137	22%
Hispanic/Latino	135	22%
Asian	48	8%
Two or more races	34	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	612	313M / 299F

English Language Learners: 143 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10.0% -18.8pp	28.8%	299
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -17.5pp	44.5%	302
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	87

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)

-0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

170 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

100

16.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

126

20.6% 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.)	612	100%

Contact & Location

140 Brennen Drive

Newark, DE 19713

Phone: (302)722-2738

http://www.christinak12.org/KirkMS

District

Christina School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $37,779

District enrollment: 13,092

Other Schools in District

Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School Elementary
Brookside Elementary School Elementary
Downes (John R.) Elementary School Elementary
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School Elementary
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School Elementary
Keene (William B.) Elementary School Elementary
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School Elementary
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19713) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100020000235

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