Brick Mill Elementary School

Brick Mill Elementary School in Middletown, DE, serves 524 students in grades 1 through 5 and is part of the highly regarded Appoquinimink School District, which ranks in the 88th percentile statewide.

Brick Mill is a mid-tier performer within a district known for excellence. While the school maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, its academic results lag noticeably behind neighboring elementary schools. In the most recent state rankings, Brick Mill placed 57th out of 106 schools, while nearby Cedar Lane Elementary School ranked 3rd, Crystal Run Elementary School ranked 7th, and Townsend Elementary School ranked 16th. The most significant academic challenge is mathematics, where proficiency rates decline sharply as students advance—only 21.78% of 5th graders scored proficient in math compared to the district average of 46.29%. English Language Arts scores are closer to state averages and even exceed them in 5th grade, suggesting math is the primary area needing improvement.

There are some bright spots worth noting. Brick Mill demonstrates a notable strength in serving its Hispanic student population, which ranked in the 73rd percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism, while improving at 10.9%, remains nearly double that of top-performing neighbors like Old State Elementary School (6.7%) and Townsend Elementary School (6.1%). The school shares a campus with the Brick Mill Early Childhood Center, which serves younger students with a much lower student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1—an investment in early education that has not yet translated into higher elementary test scores. Interestingly, Brick Mill's per-student spending of $15,082 exceeds that of several higher-performing neighbors, indicating the performance gap is not due to a lack of resources.