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Bedford (Gunning) Middle School

Regular School · New Castle, DE

Bedford (Gunning) Middle School is a regular school school in New Castle, Delaware, serving grades 06–08 with 846 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
846
Teachers (FTE)
56.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 427 50%
White 220 26%
Hispanic/Latino 131 15%
Two or more races 41 5%
Asian 21 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 846 411M / 435F

English Language Learners: 83 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 14.0% -14.8pp 28.8% 388
Reading Proficiency 38.0% -6.5pp 44.5% 410
Science Proficiency 10-14% 112

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)
-0.06 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
119
14.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
342
40.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 846 100%

Contact & Location

801 Cox Neck Road

New Castle, DE 19720

Phone: (302)832-6280

http://www.colonialschooldistrict.org/gunningbedford/

District

Colonial School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,637

District enrollment: 9,132

NCES ID

100023000208

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