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Bunker Hill Elementary School

Q: Is Bunker Hill Elementary School a good school?

Bunker Hill Elementary School ranks 53 rd of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Bunker Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in the Appoquinimink School District in Middletown, Delaware. The school has 577 students and is part of a highly-rated school district, ranked 4 out of 32 in the state and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a high-performing district, Bunker Hill Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the averages across all grade levels. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 23.3% over the past few years, notably higher than the district and state. Additionally, Bunker Hill's rankings for certain student subgroups, such as female, Asian, African American, and white students, are generally in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools, with some subgroups ranking in the bottom third.

Interestingly, Townsend Elementary School and Old State Elementary School, which are also part of the Appoquinimink School District, consistently outperform Bunker Hill Elementary on test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $14,615 in the 2018-2019 school year, Bunker Hill's performance has declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and lower proficiency rates on standardized tests.

566

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,648

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1070 Bunker Hill Road
Middletown, DE 19709

(302) 378-5135

District: Appoquinimink School District

Students who attend Bunker Hill Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Appoquinimink High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.1%

African American:

34.1%

Asian:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2011 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Delaware median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2011

!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 school38%

District avg54%

Delaware avg40%

53^rd of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	46.8	53 of 109	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	59 of 106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	49 of 103	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	43 of 104	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	24 of 105	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	25 of 108	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	25 of 91	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.9	31 of 90	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.5	40 of 91	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	30 of 60	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	22 of 60	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	11 of 72	84.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	64 of 89	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	51 of 90	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	37 of 67	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	25 of 99	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2021	44.0	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	13 of 92	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	40 of 89	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	41 of 90	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	26 of 67	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	20 of 99	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	49 of 77	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	64 of 73	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	33 of 65	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	29 of 82	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)50th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2024)14th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies51%+6 vs state

Science36%+7 vs state

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Bunker Hill Elementary School

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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
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
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)
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
Crystal Run Elementary School	Public	1-5	1470 Aviator Wy	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 376-4128	427	29	14.7		232 (54.3%)	76 (17.8%)	30 (7.0%)	69 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)								(n/a)	55.4	67.2	80.7	54.7	73.5	54.2	68.4	73.5	41.0	$19,859
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bunker Hill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bunker Hill Elementary School?

Students at Bunker Hill Elementary School are 34% White, 34% African American, 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bunker Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bunker Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Appoquinimink High School

How many students attend Bunker Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Bunker Hill Elementary School.

Is Bunker Hill Elementary School a good school?

Bunker Hill Elementary School ranks 53^rd of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bunker Hill Elementary School in?

Appoquinimink School District

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