Talley Middle School
Wilmington · DE · Brandywine School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Delaware School for the Deaf → Mount Pleasant Elementary School → Leach (John G.) School → Douglass School → Meadowood Program → Sussex Orthopedic Program → Indian River Intensive Learning Center → Great Oaks Charter School →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
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How Talley Middle School compares for families
What families should know about Talley Middle School.
- ▸ LocallyDE sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Delaware School for the Deaf, Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Leach (John G.) School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Delaware
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,799/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 900 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $20,658 per student in district revenue, the 128 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,644,224/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware School for the Deaf Newark |
Public | 16.1 | 40 | — |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary School Wilmington |
Public | 3.8 | 3 | — |
| Leach (John G.) School New Castle |
Public | 10.5 | 64 | — |
| Douglass School Wilmington |
Public | 8.2 | 82 | — |
| Meadowood Program Newark |
Public | 13.9 | 71 | -2.7% |
| Sussex Orthopedic Program Seaford |
Public | 81.3 | 24 | — |
| Indian River Intensive Learning Center Selbyville |
Public | 95.0 | 9 | — |
| Great Oaks Charter School Wilmington |
Public · charter | 6.5 | 149 | -25.1% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantTalley Middle School is a public high school in Wilmington, DE, enrolling 900 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2021 to 2024.
It has about 300 students per school counselor.
21% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many students attend Talley Middle School? Talley Middle School is a public high school in Wilmington, DE, enrolling 900 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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