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Middletown High School

Q: Is Middletown High School a good school?

Middletown High School ranks 10 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Middletown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,231 students attended Middletown High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Middletown High School?

Students at Middletown High School are 40% White, 36% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Middletown High School?

Middletown High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Brick Mill Elementary School Elementary : Cedar Lane Elementary School Elementary : Old State Elementary School Elementary : Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center Elementary : Townsend Early Childhood Center Elementary : Townsend Elementary School Middle : Meredith (Everett) Middle School Middle : Redding (Louis L.) Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 76% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Middletown High School is a large public high school in Middletown, DE, serving 1,231 students in grades 9-12 as part of the highly-rated Appoquinimink School District. This school stands out for its exceptional graduation rate of 96.6%—nearly 8 points above the state average—and its consistently strong performance in English Language Arts, where 60.92% of 11th graders scored proficient on the SAT, far outpacing the state average of 44.02%. The school has maintained a top-10 state ranking for most of the past decade, earning 4-star ratings in 8 of the last 10 years, and it is particularly effective at supporting its African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the 69th and 70th percentiles statewide respectively.

While Middletown excels in literacy, math proficiency is a notable weakness, with only 28.17% of students proficient on the SAT—still above the state average of 18.16%, but a significant drop from its ELA scores. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with a rate of 22.5% in 2024-2025, well above both the district (14.0%) and state (17.1%) averages. Interestingly, despite this attendance challenge, the school still manages to achieve high academic outcomes and graduation rates, suggesting that students who attend regularly are well-supported. Compared to its district peers, Odessa High School and Appoquinimink High School rank slightly higher overall, but Middletown outperforms both in SAT ELA proficiency, while lagging in 9th-grade science.

When compared to nearby schools in other districts, the difference is striking. Newark High School, Penn (William) High School, and Glasgow High School all rank significantly lower and have much lower test scores—Middletown's ELA proficiency is nearly double Newark's. Notably, Middletown achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($12,738) than many nearby schools, indicating highly efficient use of resources. For parents, this school offers a strong, stable learning environment with a proven track record of graduating students and preparing them for success in reading and writing, though math support and attendance are areas worth monitoring.

1,231

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,820

Per pupil spending ?

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Silver Lake Road
Middletown, DE 19709-1494

(302) 376-4141

District: Appoquinimink School District

Feeder schools for Middletown High School:

Elementary:	Brick Mill Elementary School
	Cedar Lane Elementary School
	Old State Elementary School
	Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center
	More...
	Townsend Early Childhood Center
	Townsend Elementary School
Middle:	Meredith (Everett) Middle School
	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.0%

African American:

36.4%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2012 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (39% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Delaware high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Delaware average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2012

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Delaware avg31%

10^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Appoquinimink School District

4^th of 34Appoquinimink School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	10 of 41	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	51.1	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	9 of 41	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	9 of 39	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	9 of 40	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.9	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	91.2	3 of 26	88.5%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★
2011	66.6	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	11 of 35	68.6%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	10 of 35	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	5 of 27	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	9 of 33	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	53.9	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	10 of 38	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	9 of 41	78.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.8	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	59.2	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.1	20 of 40	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	9 of 39	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	4 of 36	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	64.4	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	11 of 36	69.4%	★★★★☆
2025	48.3	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	8 of 33	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	5 of 34	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	11 of 36	69.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2022)<1st percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+17 vs state

Essay52%+9 vs state

Science32%+4 vs state

Mathematics28%+10 vs state

Social Studies26%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)					DeSSA Social Studies (2026)				SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Essay (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Science 11th Grade	DeSSA Science 12th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Middletown High School	Public	9-12	120 Silver Lake Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 376-4141	1,231	80	15.3	10.9%	492 (40.0%)	448 (36.4%)	118 (9.6%)	101 (8.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.5%)	69.7	10^th of 41 public high schools	75.6%		51.1	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%	7		37.8	19.1						25.7	60.9	28.2	51.6							$19,820
Odessa High School	Public	9-12	570 Tony Marchio Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 842-2625	1,254	83	15.0		599 (47.8%)	450 (35.9%)	98 (7.8%)	42 (3.3%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	73.1	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%		77.8	5^th of 41 public high schools	87.8%	3		44.8	33.0						38.9	54.2	19.7	50.0							$17,060
Appoquinimink High School	Public	9-12	1080 Bunker Hill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3840	1,357	89	15.2	10.8%	608 (44.8%)	422 (31.1%)	110 (8.1%)	155 (11.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.8%)	75.9	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%		75.6	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%			52.8	28.8						28.6	55.2	26.6	53.6							$20,258
St. Georges Technical High School	Public	9-12	555 Hyetts Corner Rd.	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3360	1,198	80	14.9	12.9%	518 (43.2%)	408 (34.1%)	162 (13.5%)	27 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (6.4%)	67.1	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%		61.5	12^th of 41 public high schools	70.7%	1			36.2						25.4	52.8	14.2	52.8
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	2575 Glasgow Avenue	Newark	19702	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 834-0990	1,104	82	13.4	25.0%	307 (27.8%)	500 (45.3%)	214 (19.4%)	12 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.8%)	28	30^th of 41 public high schools	26.8%		24.4	33^rd of 41 public high schools	19.5%	3			21.3						18.7	25.6	4.7	29.8
Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	500 Duck Creek Parkway	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-8581	1,777	100	17.7	21.4%	861 (48.5%)	634 (35.7%)	183 (10.3%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.1%)	52.2	19^th of 41 public high schools	53.7%		46.1	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%	1			21.2						18.0	47.5	16.6	49.9							$16,865
First State Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	355 West Duck Creek Road	Clayton	19938	Kent County	First State Military Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 223-2150	433	24	18.0	35.6%	214 (49.4%)	142 (32.8%)	51 (11.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	32.8	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%		38.1	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%	2			20.2						16.8	43.6	6.4	25.3
Glasgow High School	Public	9-12	1901 South College Avenue	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-5600	908	51	17.8	38.0%	122 (13.4%)	430 (47.4%)	288 (31.7%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	10.9	38^th of 41 public high schools	7.3%		9.1	41^st of 41 public high schools	0.0%	3			8.1						11.1	19.0		14.1							$26,799
Christiana High School	Public	6-12	190 Salem Church Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-2400	1,425	85	16.8	37.0%	365 (25.6%)	618 (43.4%)	236 (16.6%)	101 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	94 (6.6%)	47.9	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%		39.8	22^nd of 41 public high schools	46.3%	1			29.4			83.5		66.7	22.3	37.0	18.2	27.7	80.2	94.2	89.2	57.1	86.1	70.6	$23,804
Newark High School	Public	9-12	750 East Delaware Avenue	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-4700	1,039	68	15.2	31.6%	293 (28.2%)	399 (38.4%)	254 (24.4%)	27 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (5.8%)	30.6	27^th of 41 public high schools	34.1%		36.5	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%	2			15.2						14.9	36.6	13.1	29.5							$29,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Middletown High School

What district is Middletown High School in?

Appoquinimink School District

What is the racial makeup of Middletown High School?

Students at Middletown High School are 40% White, 36% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Middletown High School a good school?

Middletown High School ranks 10^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Middletown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,231 students attended Middletown High School.

What schools feed into Middletown High School?

Middletown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brick Mill Elementary School
Elementary : Cedar Lane Elementary School
Elementary : Old State Elementary School
Elementary : Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Townsend Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Townsend Elementary School
Middle : Meredith (Everett) Middle School
Middle : Redding (Louis L.) Middle School

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