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Silver Lake Elementary School

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Silver Lake Elementary School ranks 36 th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Silver Lake Elementary School in Middletown, DE, is a mid-sized school serving 552 students in grades 1 through 5, and it's part of the highly-rated Appoquinimink School District. The school has earned a consistent 3-star rating and has been steadily improving its state ranking, moving from the 49th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 66th percentile in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. While it performs above the state average in most subjects, it still trails the performance of many of its district neighbors, placing it in the middle of the pack within a district known for high achievement.

One of the most encouraging developments at Silver Lake is the dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from a high of 19.7% in 2023-2024 to 11.7% in 2024-2025, which is now well below the state average of 17.1% and close to the district average. This positive trend may be contributing to the school's recent rise in rankings. However, the data also reveals a concerning pattern: student proficiency tends to decline as students move into the upper grades. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency was a strong 59.22% in 2025-2026, but it dropped to 38.14% in 4th grade and 35.25% in 5th grade. This suggests the school may need to focus on sustaining academic growth in the later elementary years.

When comparing Silver Lake to nearby schools, it's a clear standout against its closest neighbor, Brick Mill Elementary School, which is just 1.5 miles away. While Silver Lake has improved its state ranking from 53rd to 36th over the past three years, Brick Mill has slipped from 76th to 57th. However, Silver Lake still trails top-performing schools like Cedar Lane Elementary School (ranked 3rd) and Crystal Run Elementary School (ranked 7th). The school also shows mixed results with different student groups, performing relatively well with Hispanic and African American students but struggling more with its Special Education population. Overall, Silver Lake is a school on an upward trajectory, but it still has work to do to close the gap with its higher-performing district peers.

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: Rebounding — 47th percentile in 2019 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 66th (2026) from a 47th-percentile low (2019)

✓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 (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg55%

Delaware avg42%

36^th of 106

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 47% (2019) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary 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	59.7	36 of 106	66.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	63.3	22 of 69	68.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	59.7	39 of 98	60.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	65.6	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	47.4	38 of 75	49.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	45.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.2	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	45 of 78	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies58%+8 vs state

English Language Arts48%+6 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)	DeSSA Social Studies (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	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 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%)	59.7	36^th of 106 public elementary schools	66.0%		58.9	37^th of 109 public elementary schools	66.1%	1	27.9	40.9	74.2	51.5	42.7	50.0	59.2	38.1	35.3	$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%)	46.7	57^th of 106 public elementary schools	46.2%		43.7	55^th of 109 public elementary schools	49.5%	2	27.7	41.4	66.3	38.8	46.0	49.5	40.4	27.4	21.8	$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%)	53.2	45^th of 106 public elementary schools	57.5%		46.8	53^rd of 109 public elementary schools	51.4%	8	40.4	43.4	75.0	39.3	39.3	44.4	39.3	33.0	35.4	$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%)	78.4	25^th of 106 public elementary schools	76.4%		80.9	22^nd of 109 public elementary schools	79.8%	3	41.1	57.2	81.4	51.6	51.6	58.6	55.5	47.7	52.9	$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%)	85.5	16^th of 106 public elementary schools	84.9%		84.5	16^th of 109 public elementary schools	85.3%		57.0	63.3	82.6	64.1	62.5	61.3	54.4	53.8	46.2	$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%)	93.5	3^rd of 106 public elementary schools	97.2%		92.8	3^rd of 109 public elementary schools	97.2%		54.6	83.1	79.4	62.7	75.6	63.6	71.8	79.7	59.9	$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

Is Silver Lake Elementary School a good school?

Silver Lake Elementary School ranks 36^th of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

What district is Silver Lake Elementary School in?

Appoquinimink School District

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.

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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