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Appoquinimink School District Schools
Appoquinimink School District is a public school district in Delaware, based in New Castle County (Odessa). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Appoquinimink School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Appoquinimink School District
14 of 20 schools in Appoquinimink School District carry a SchoolGrade (6 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 5C: 7
Best schools in Appoquinimink School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Loss Olive B Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Odessa High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Appoquinimink High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Cedar Lane Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Middletown High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Waters Alfred G Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Lorewood Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Bunker Hill Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Old State Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Townsend Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Appoquinimink School District
High schools (3)
- B+ Appoquinimink High School, Middletown
- B Middletown High School, Middletown
- A- Odessa High School, Townsend
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- Cantwells Bridge Middle School, Townsend
- C- Meredith Everett Middle School, Middletown
- C- Redding Louis L Middle School, Middletown
- B Waters Alfred G Middle School, Middletown
Elementary and primary schools (12)
- Brick Mill Early Childhood Center, Middletown
- C- Brick Mill Elementary School, Middletown
- C+ Bunker Hill Elementary School, Middletown
- Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center, Middletown
- B+ Cedar Lane Elementary School, Middletown
- B- Lorewood Grove Elementary School, Middletown
- A- Loss Olive B Elementary School, Bear
- C Old State Elementary School, Townsend
- C- Silver Lake Elementary School, Middletown
- Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center, Townsend
- Townsend Early Childhood Center, Townsend
- C Townsend Elementary School, Townsend
Other schools and academies (1)
- Appoquinimink Preschool Center, Middletown
Where Appoquinimink School District schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Middletown (13)
- Townsend (6)
- Bear (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Delaware
- County: New Castle County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,945 students with 876 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,590 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1000080
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Smyrna School District (8 schools, 12 mi)
- Colonial School District (14 schools, 13 mi)
- Christina School District (27 schools, 15 mi)
- Capital School District (13 schools, 21 mi)
- Red Clay Consolidated School District (27 schools, 22 mi)
- Brandywine School District (16 schools, 25 mi)
- Caesar Rodney School District (15 schools, 27 mi)
- Lake Forest School District (7 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Appoquinimink School District
How many schools are in Appoquinimink School District?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in Appoquinimink School District, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Appoquinimink School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Middletown, Townsend, Bear.
How good are the schools in Appoquinimink School District?
Across the 14 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49.3%. 29% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Appoquinimink School District?
12,945 students were enrolled in Appoquinimink School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Appoquinimink School District?
Appoquinimink School District is in Delaware, based in New Castle County, with its district office in Odessa. Its boundary covers about 127 sq mi.