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Appoquinimink High School

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Appoquinimink High School ranks 7 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 83% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, DE, is a large public high school serving 1,357 students in grades 9-12, and it stands out as one of the top-performing schools in the state, ranking 7th out of 41 high schools for the 2025-2026 school year.

For parents, the most reassuring news is that Appoquinimink delivers strong academic results across the board. The graduation rate is a standout at 94.6%, well above the state average of 88.9%, and the dropout rate is just 2.0%—half the state average. On the SAT, 55.22% of 11th graders were proficient in English Language Arts and 26.57% in Math, both significantly higher than state averages (44.02% and 18.16%, respectively). The math proficiency rate is particularly impressive, nearly 50% higher than the state average and the highest among the three high schools in the Appoquinimink School District. The school also excels in early high school science, with 52.81% of 9th graders proficient, a full 15 points above the state average. When compared to nearby schools, the difference is stark—Glasgow High School has a 0-star rating and an ELA proficiency rate of just 18.97%, while Newark High School graduates only 71.3% of its students. Appoquinimink is clearly a regional academic leader.

However, there are two important caveats. First, chronic absenteeism is a significant concern—24.0% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, far higher than the district (14.0%) and state (17.1%) averages, though this rate has been improving from 31.8% two years ago. Interestingly, this issue is shared by its in-district peers, Odessa High School (23.9%) and Middletown High School (22.5%), suggesting a community-wide factor. Second, while the school performs exceptionally well for Hispanic students (ranked 4th statewide), recent data shows a sharp decline in performance for African American students, dropping from 5th to 22nd place in a single year—a trend worth monitoring. On a positive note, the school is efficient with resources, spending $12,932 per student, far less than schools with worse outcomes like Newark High ($20,046) and Glasgow High ($20,800).

1,357

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,258

Per pupil spending ?

10.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1080 Bunker Hill Road
Middletown, DE 19709

(302) 449-3840

District: Appoquinimink School District

Feeder schools for Appoquinimink High School:

Elementary:	Bunker Hill Elementary School
	Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center
	Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School
	Silver Lake Elementary School
Middle:	Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

African American:

31.1%

Asian:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2012 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (41% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Delaware high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Delaware average (91%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Delaware avg31%

7^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	75.9	7 of 41	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	7 of 41	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	8 of 41	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	8 of 40	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	5 of 27	81.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	8 of 35	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	11 of 35	68.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	53.0	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	51.9	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	11 of 38	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	7 of 37	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	5 of 36	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	8 of 41	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	4 of 33	87.9%	★★★★★
2025	79.2	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	52.6	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	97.6	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	54.6	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	8 of 40	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	6 of 38	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	5 of 36	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	9 of 41	78.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	77.6	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	12 of 36	66.7%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	12 of 35	65.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	7 of 36	80.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)88th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%+11 vs state

Essay54%+11 vs state

Science45%+17 vs state

Social Studies29%+4 vs state

Mathematics27%+8 vs state

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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
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	11.1%	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	8.9%	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
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	12.1%	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	28.4%	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
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	35.0%	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
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	16.7%	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	18.9%	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
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	24.4%	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	32.4%	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 Appoquinimink High School

What schools feed into Appoquinimink High School?

Appoquinimink High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bunker Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School
Elementary : Silver Lake Elementary School
Middle : Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School

Is Appoquinimink High School a good school?

Appoquinimink High School ranks 7^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Appoquinimink High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,357 students attended Appoquinimink High School.

What district is Appoquinimink High School in?

Appoquinimink School District

What is the racial makeup of Appoquinimink High School?

Students at Appoquinimink High School are 45% White, 31% African American, 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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