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Gauger-cobbs Middle School

50 Gender Rd, Newark, DE, 19713-2797

Tel: (302)454-2358

Grades: 6-8 | 1,260 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Gauger-cobbs Middle School serves 1,260 students in grades 6-8.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the DE state average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body.
Gauger-cobbs Middle School is one of 5 public middle schools within Newark, and operates within the Christina School District.

The nearest elementary school is Brookside Elementary School (0.8 miles away), the nearest middle school is Kirk (george V.) Middle School (0.9 miles away), and the nearest high school is Brennen School (the) (1 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, DE Dept. of Educ.	Gauger-cobbs Middle School
Grades Offered	Grades 6-8
Total Students	1,260 students

% Male / % Female	54% / 46%
Total Classroom Teachers	76 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(DE) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	15:1

	This School	(DE) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	3%

% Hispanic	14%	12%

% Black	41%	33%

% White	40%	50%

Unknown	1%	2%


	This School	(DE) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	49%	42%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	8%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Christina School District
	This School's Agency	(DE) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	31	1
Number of Students Managed	17,200 students	1,164 students

District Total Revenue	$246,625,000	$12,806,000

District Expenditure	$289,817,000	$14,458,000

District Revenue / Student	$14,339	$11,002

District Expenditure / Student	$16,850	$12,421

Nearby Schools:

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Gauger-cobbs Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0 mi. away

Brookside Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.8 mi. away

Kirk (george V.) Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.9 mi. away

Smith (jennie E.) Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1 mi. away

Brennen School (the)
Grades: PK-12 | 1 mi. away

Delaware School For The Deaf
Grades: PK-12 | 1 mi. away

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