John C Dempsey Middle School

Regular School · Delaware, OH

John C Dempsey Middle School is a regular school school in Delaware, Ohio, serving grades 06–08 with 1,278 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,278

Teachers (FTE)

71.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	988	77%
Hispanic/Latino	100	8%
Two or more races	93	7%
Black or African American	84	7%
Asian	11	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,278	636M / 642F

English Language Learners: 26 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50.0% -0.7pp	50.7%	1,178
Reading Proficiency	61.0% +3.2pp	57.8%	1,183
Science Proficiency	64.0%	—	416

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)

+0.20 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

190 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

186

14.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,278	100%

Contact & Location

599 Pennsylvania Ave

Delaware, OH 43015

Phone: (740)833-1800

http://WWW.DCS.K12.OH.US

District

Delaware City

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,564

District enrollment: 5,595

Other Schools in District

David Smith Elementary School Elementary
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School Elementary
James Conger Elementary School Elementary
Laura Woodward Elementary School Elementary
Robert F Schultz Elementary School Elementary
Rutherford B Hayes High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 43015) → CensusDepth.com
Ohio population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Ohio teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

390438704530

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