Seaford Middle School

Regular School · Seaford, DE

Seaford Middle School is a regular school school in Seaford, Delaware, serving grades 06–08 with 800 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

800

Teachers (FTE)

49.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	298	37%
Hispanic/Latino	259	32%
White	187	23%
Two or more races	45	6%
Asian	9	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	800	387M / 413F

English Language Learners: 136 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -15.8pp	28.8%	548
Reading Proficiency	36.0% -8.5pp	44.5%	542
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	166

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)

-0.28 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

146

18.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

366

45.8% 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.)	800	100%

Contact & Location

500 East Stein Highway

Seaford, DE 19973

Phone: (302)629-4587

http://sms.seafordbluejays.org

District

Seaford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,396

District enrollment: 3,410

Other Schools in District

Blades Elementary School Elementary
Frederick Douglass Elementary School Elementary
Seaford Central Elementary School Elementary
West Seaford Elementary School Elementary
Seaford Senior High School High
Sussex Orthopedic Program Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19973) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100153000156

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