Bedford (Gunning) Middle School (Colonial School District SCH DIST.), Delaware - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Bedford (Gunning) Middle School is a Middle in New Castle, DE. It currently serves 908 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Colonial School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Colonial School District School District and all schools in Delaware.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:908
Number of Teachers: 53
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.13

Location Info

Location: 801 Cox Neck Road, New Castle, DE 19720
Mailing Address: 801 Cox Neck Road, New Castle, DE 19720-5705
Phone: (302)832-6280
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 285
Grade 7 269
Grade 8 354
Gender/Sex of Bedford (Gunning) Middle School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 486 53.52
Female 422 46.48
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Bedford (Gunning) Middle School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.66
Asian 28 3.08
Black or African American 457 50.33
Hispanic/Latino 144 15.86
Two or more races 37 4.08
White 236 25.99
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.62
Asian 13 2.68
Black or African American 254 52.26
Hispanic/Latino 86 17.70
Two or more races 18 3.70
White 112 23.05
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.71
Asian 15 3.56
Black or African American 203 48.10
Hispanic/Latino 58 13.74
Two or more races 19 4.50
White 124 29.38

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.40
Asian 8 2.81
Black or African American 129 45.26
Hispanic/Latino 49 17.19
Two or more races 16 5.61
White 79 27.72
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.37
Asian 2 0.74
Black or African American 148 55.02
Hispanic/Latino 41 15.24
Two or more races 10 3.72
White 67 24.91
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.28
Asian 18 5.09
Black or African American 180 50.85
Hispanic/Latino 54 15.25
Two or more races 11 3.11
White 90 25.42