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Silver Lake Elementary School

Q: Is Silver Lake Elementary School a good school?

Silver Lake Elementary School ranks 37 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Silver Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in Middletown, Delaware, with 570 students enrolled. It is part of the Appoquinimink School District, which is ranked 4th out of 32 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Silver Lake Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle of Delaware elementary schools, its academic performance on standardized tests like the Smarter Balanced Assessments and DeSSA exams is generally below the district and state averages, especially in math and science. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.5% to 23.3% in recent years. However, its spending per student, at $13,179, is slightly higher than the state average.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Appoquinimink district, Silver Lake's performance lags behind top-ranked schools like Cedar Lane Elementary and Townsend Elementary, which have significantly higher academic achievement, especially in math and science. While Silver Lake's Hispanic students tend to perform better than the school average, its special education and low-income students perform significantly worse, suggesting the school may need to focus more on supporting its most vulnerable populations.

552

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,180

Per pupil spending ?

33.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 East Cochran Street
Middletown, DE 19709-1496

(302) 378-5023

District: Appoquinimink School District

Students who attend Silver Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Redding (Louis L.) Middle School
High:	Appoquinimink High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

African American:

35.0%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2011 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Appoquinimink School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg54%

Delaware avg40%

37^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Appoquinimink School District

4^th of 32Appoquinimink 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
2025	58.9	37 of 109	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	46 of 106	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	53 of 103	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	45 of 104	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	41 of 95	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	56 of 105	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.8	46 of 108	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.5	32 of 91	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.4	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	62.4	35 of 91	61.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	30 of 62	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	23 of 60	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	28 of 72	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	39 of 97	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	44 of 97	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	47 of 89	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	45 of 90	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	41 of 67	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	53 of 99	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	13 of 43	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	17 of 37	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	10 of 36	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	6 of 37	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	51 of 70	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	26 of 66	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	54 of 92	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	39 of 97	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	58 of 97	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	63 of 89	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	52 of 90	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	58 of 99	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	39 of 77	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	44 of 73	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	48 of 75	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	30 of 65	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	59 of 82	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies55%+10 vs state

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)	DeSSA Social Studies (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Silver Lake Elementary School	Public	1-5	200 East Cochran Street	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-5023	552	40	13.8		215 (38.9%)	193 (35.0%)	83 (15.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.7%)	58.9	37^th of 109 public elementary schools	66.1%		51.1	46^th of 106 public elementary schools	56.6%	9	28.0	44.0	65.9	50.9	41.2	48.4	49.6	35.0	32.8	$20,180
Brick Mill Elementary School	Public	1-5	378 Brick Mill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-5288	524	37	14.1		180 (34.4%)	175 (33.4%)	95 (18.1%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	43.7	55^th of 109 public elementary schools	49.5%		29.6	76^th of 106 public elementary schools	28.3%	21	30.4	41.1	60.3	32.2	42.2	32.9	34.8	35.6	24.1	$21,157
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	378 Brick Mill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-5288	280	29	9.6		101 (36.1%)	87 (31.1%)	47 (16.8%)	26 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)								(n/a)
Bunker Hill Elementary School	Public	1-5	1070 Bunker Hill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-5135	566	38	14.8		193 (34.1%)	193 (34.1%)	67 (11.8%)	68 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.2%)	46.8	53^rd of 109 public elementary schools	51.4%		41.3	59^th of 106 public elementary schools	44.3%	6	35.9	37.0	62.4	30.8	41.2	33.3	38.1	39.2	26.5	$22,648
Old State Elementary School	Public	1-5	580 Tony Marchio Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-6720	765	55	13.9		408 (53.3%)	196 (25.6%)	58 (7.6%)	45 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.1%)	80.9	22^nd of 109 public elementary schools	79.8%		74.2	25^th of 106 public elementary schools	76.4%	3	57.1	53.6	87.5	52.4	44.8	64.6	55.7	44.8	51.7	$19,990
Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center	Public	K	611 Campus Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-6760	185	17	10.8		84 (45.4%)	54 (29.2%)	16 (8.6%)	14 (7.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)								(n/a)										$33,153
Townsend Elementary School	Public	1-5	126 Main Street	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-5020	435	32	13.5		250 (57.5%)	85 (19.5%)	59 (13.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	84.5	16^th of 109 public elementary schools	85.3%		77.4	20^th of 106 public elementary schools	81.1%	4	64.0	54.4	80.2	57.0	60.0	57.0	60.8	50.0	44.2	$20,122
Townsend Early Childhood Center	Public	K	10 Brook Ramble Lane	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 378-9960	176	11	16.0		74 (42.0%)	50 (28.4%)	32 (18.2%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$26,927
Cedar Lane Elementary School	Public	1-5	1259 Cedar Lane Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-5045	634	40	15.8		239 (37.7%)	99 (15.6%)	34 (5.4%)	214 (33.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.3%)	92.8	3^rd of 109 public elementary schools	97.2%		92.9	6^th of 106 public elementary schools	94.3%	3	55.2	59.7	80.4	79.5	57.9	61.5	83.6	68.3	58.7	$20,019
Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center	Public	K	1221 Cedar Lane Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-5873	265	15	17.6		113 (42.6%)	40 (15.1%)	13 (4.9%)	73 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)								(n/a)										$18,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Lake Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Silver Lake Elementary School?

Students at Silver Lake Elementary School are 39% White, 35% African American, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Silver Lake Elementary School a good school?

Silver Lake Elementary School ranks 37^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Silver Lake Elementary School in?

Appoquinimink School District

What schools do graduates of Silver Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Silver Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Redding (Louis L.) Middle School
High : Appoquinimink High School

How many students attend Silver Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Silver Lake Elementary School.

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