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Townsend Elementary School

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Townsend Elementary School ranks 16 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Townsend Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in the Appoquinimink School District in Townsend, Delaware. With 434 students, the school consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas.

Townsend Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 56.96% of 3rd graders, 60% of 4th graders, and 56.98% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better on the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts assessments in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 38.72%, 41.51%, and 43.71% respectively. The school also excels in supporting its subgroups of students, ranking 3rd out of 68 Delaware elementary schools for its African American students and 3rd out of 27 schools for its special education students, both earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Townsend Elementary's performance is particularly impressive given that 33% of its students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, a higher percentage than many of the nearby schools like Cedar Lane Elementary School and Brick Mill Elementary School. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14:1 and spends $12,130 per student, which is on par with the spending at other high-performing schools in the Appoquinimink School District.

435

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,122

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

126 Main Street
Townsend, DE 19734-0369

(302) 378-5020

District: Appoquinimink School District

Students who attend Townsend Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Middletown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

African American:

19.5%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2011 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (59% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2011

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Delaware avg40%

16^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	16 of 109	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	20 of 106	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	19 of 103	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	21 of 104	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	30 of 95	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	31 of 105	70.5%	★★★★☆
2015	54.8	48 of 108	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.3	50 of 90	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.2	28 of 91	69.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	3 of 68	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	3 of 62	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	1 of 60	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	4 of 60	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	71.1	15 of 72	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	19 of 97	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	20 of 97	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	22 of 89	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	25 of 90	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	44.9	33 of 67	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	37 of 99	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	60.7	33 of 92	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	14 of 97	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	24 of 97	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	23 of 89	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	22 of 90	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	21 of 67	68.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	27 of 99	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	23 of 77	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	28 of 73	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	41 of 70	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	34 of 75	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	26 of 65	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	40 of 82	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)64th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies67%+22 vs state

Science64%+35 vs state

English Language Arts58%+17 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

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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 Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
Providence Creek Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	273 West Duck Creek Road	Clayton	19938	Kent County	Providence Creek Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 653-6276	769	49	15.6		350 (45.5%)	293 (38.1%)	29 (3.8%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.8%)	75.2	28^th of 109 public elementary schools	74.3%		59.7	37^th of 106 public elementary schools	65.1%	9	42.9	18.8	53.3	80.5	65.4	66.2	44.6	48.7	57.1	48.1	55.6	58.1	57.8	44.2	49.4	33.8	45.7	47.3	39.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Townsend Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Townsend Elementary School?

Students at Townsend Elementary School are 57% White, 20% African American, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Townsend Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Townsend Elementary School.

What district is Townsend Elementary School in?

Appoquinimink School District

Is Townsend Elementary School a good school?

Townsend Elementary School ranks 16^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Townsend Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Townsend Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Middletown High School

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