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Henry (William) Middle School

Public | 5-6 | 971 students
 

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Posted March 26, 2011
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A good school. My daughter likes it. Good teachers. Plenty of activities. My daughter is a library aide and loves it.
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Posted July 3, 2009
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This school is not very good. There are a lot of fights and the lunch is not so good
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Posted June 30, 2008
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I think this school is excellent. My son just completed his 5th grade year here. He maintained honor roll status and joined the band. WHMS has an awesome band/strings! WHMS offers after school activities semesterly for student to participate; he opted for bowling and enjoyed it. Overall (activities & academics), the entire year has been great!
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Posted August 13, 2007
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i go to william henry middle school and i think this school should get a three.they have gate and odessey of the mind but parents aren't involved in it as i would like them to.and the activities aren't as fun
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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 77% in 2009.

423 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
64%

2008

 
 
66%

2007

 
 
62%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2009.

367 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
78%

2008

 
 
78%

2007

 
 
72%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 60% in 2009.

423 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
55%

2008

 
 
54%

2007

 
 
41%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2008-2009 Delaware used the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) to test students in reading and math in grades 2 through 10, in writing in grades 3 through 10, and in science and social studies in grades 4, 6, 8 and 11. The scores for social studies in grades 4 and 6 are not shown on GreatSchools profiles. The DSTP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Delaware. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Delaware's state standards

Source: Delaware Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 75% in 2009.

434 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
63%

2008

 
 
65%

2007

 
 
70%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 83% in 2009.

376 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
79%

2008

 
 
77%

2007

 
 
80%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 70% in 2008.

422 students were tested at this school in 2008.

2008

 
 
57%

2007

 
 
63%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2008-2009 Delaware used the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) to test students in reading and math in grades 2 through 10, in writing in grades 3 through 10, and in science and social studies in grades 4, 6, 8 and 11. The scores for social studies in grades 4 and 6 are not shown on GreatSchools profiles. The DSTP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Delaware. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Delaware's state standards

Source: Delaware Department of Education

Math

All Students64%
Female65%
Male64%
African American58%
Asiann/a
Hispanic84%
White71%
Low socioeconomic status56%
Not economically disadvantaged77%
Title In/a
Special ed38%
Regular ed71%
English language learners (ELL)n/a
Proficient in English64%
Not migrant64%

Reading

All Students78%
Female77%
Male80%
African American74%
Asiann/a
Hispanic88%
White84%
Low socioeconomic status71%
Not economically disadvantaged90%
Title In/a
Special ed55%
Regular ed80%
English language learners (ELL)n/a
Proficient in English79%
Not migrant78%

Writing

All Students55%
Female63%
Male47%
African American50%
Asiann/a
Hispanic53%
White62%
Low socioeconomic status47%
Not economically disadvantaged68%
Title In/a
Special ed30%
Regular ed61%
English language learners (ELL)n/a
Proficient in English55%
Not migrant55%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2008-2009 Delaware used the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) to test students in reading and math in grades 2 through 10, in writing in grades 3 through 10, and in science and social studies in grades 4, 6, 8 and 11. The scores for social studies in grades 4 and 6 are not shown on GreatSchools profiles. The DSTP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Delaware. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Delaware Department of Education. If there are fewer than 15 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Delaware's state standards

Source: Delaware Department of Education

Math

All Students63%
Female64%
Male62%
African American51%
Asiann/a
Hispanic81%
White76%
Low socioeconomic status53%
Not economically disadvantaged79%
Title In/a
Special ed38%
Regular ed69%
English language learners (ELL)n/a
Proficient in English62%
Not migrant63%

Reading

All Students79%
Female84%
Male73%
African American73%
Asiann/a
Hispanic87%
White86%
Low socioeconomic status71%
Not economically disadvantaged92%
Title In/a
Special ed70%
Regular ed80%
English language learners (ELL)n/a
Proficient in English79%
Not migrant79%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2008-2009 Delaware used the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) to test students in reading and math in grades 2 through 10, in writing in grades 3 through 10, and in science and social studies in grades 4, 6, 8 and 11. The scores for social studies in grades 4 and 6 are not shown on GreatSchools profiles. The DSTP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Delaware. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Delaware Department of Education. If there are fewer than 15 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Delaware's state standards

Source: Delaware Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 56% 33%
White 35% 52%
Hispanic 6% 11%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2% 3%
American Indian/Alaska Native 1% 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 43%N/A40%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 14N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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Phone: (302) 672-1622

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