duPont (H.B.) Middle School

Regular School · Hockessin, DE

duPont (H.B.) Middle School is a regular school school in Hockessin, Delaware, serving grades 06–08 with 764 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

764

Teachers (FTE)

46.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	399	52%
Hispanic/Latino	145	19%
Black or African American	115	15%
Asian	60	8%
Two or more races	40	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	764	403M / 361F

English Language Learners: 86 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% +6.2pp	28.8%	592
Reading Proficiency	55.0% +10.5pp	44.5%	599
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	168

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)

+0.21 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11% 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.)	764	100%

Contact & Location

735 Meeting House Road

Hockessin, DE 19707

Phone: (302)239-3420

http://redclay.schoolwires.net/hb

District

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,497

District enrollment: 14,771

Other Schools in District

Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School Elementary
Brandywine Springs School Elementary
Forest Oak Elementary School Elementary
Heritage Elementary School Elementary
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary School Elementary
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School Elementary
Linden Hill Elementary School Elementary
Marbrook Elementary School Elementary

View all 27 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19707) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100130000269

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