📍 801 Cox Neck Road, New Castle, New Castle County, 19720
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Castle, New Castle County. The school has 936 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colonial School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School enrolls 936 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 26% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 489 | 52% |
| White | 245 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3% |
| Asian | 25 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 12, state house district 15.
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School is one of 15 schools in Colonial School District, based in New Castle, Delaware. The district serves 8,575 students district-wide and employs 651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 936 students, Bedford (Gunning) Middle School is larger than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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