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Mariner Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
16391 Harbeson Rd
Milton, DE 19968
Phone
(302) 685-8516
District
Cape Henlopen School District
County
SUSSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
682
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.8% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Mariner Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
35%
43%
40%
35%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
36%
40%
42%
35%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
35%
46%
42%
36%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 230 33.7%
Grade 7 225 33.0%
Grade 8 227 33.3%
Total 682 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.5% 69.4% 41.7%
Black 11.2% 9.3% 32.5%
Hispanic 25.1% 19.1% 20.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.7% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.5% 0.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 65,210 1,031,890
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 403.3 525
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.7% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 10.5% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 19.4% 30.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.8% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 38.5% 20.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 30,442 396,209
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.7% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.7% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.7% 22.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.0% 18.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 16.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.7% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,671 $63,706,000 41.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,559 $16,853,000 11.0%
Staff $772 $5,082,000 3.3%
General Administration $187 $1,233,000 0.8%
School Administration $978 $6,441,000 4.2%
Operation $1,801 $11,861,000 7.8%
Transportation $851 $5,607,000 3.7%
Other $828 $5,453,000 3.6%
Total Support $7,975 $52,530,000 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,586 $36,797,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $23,233 $153,033,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,129 $1,436,706,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,073 $294,086,000 10.0%
Staff $773 $109,662,000 3.7%
General Administration $179 $25,412,000 0.9%
School Administration $907 $128,702,000 4.4%
Operation $2,101 $297,980,000 10.1%
Transportation $952 $134,981,000 4.6%
Other $746 $105,766,000 3.6%
Total Support $7,731 $1,096,589,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,932 $415,892,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $20,792 $2,949,187,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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