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

Other Schools in District

Castle Hills Elementary School Elementary
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School Elementary
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School Elementary
New Castle Elementary School Elementary
Pleasantville Elementary School Elementary
Southern Elementary School Elementary
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary Elementary
Wilmington Manor Elementary School Elementary

View all 14 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19720) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

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