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Old State Elementary School

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Old State Elementary School ranks 22 nd of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Old State Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in the Appoquinimink School District in Townsend, Delaware. With 788 students, the school is part of a highly-rated school district, ranking 4 out of 32 districts in the state and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Old State Elementary School consistently performs well on standardized tests, with students scoring above the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 64.63% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.81% in the district and 43.71% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, often outperforming the district and state averages. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 23.3% in 2022-2023, its rates are still lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Appoquinimink School District, Old State Elementary School stands out as a top performer. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students outperformed their peers at Bunker Hill Elementary and Silver Lake Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics. The school's continued progress and commitment to equity make it a model for other elementary schools in the region.

765

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,990

Per pupil spending ?

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

580 Tony Marchio Drive
Townsend, DE 19734

(302) 378-6720

District: Appoquinimink School District

Students who attend Old State Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Meredith (Everett) Middle School
High:	Middletown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

African American:

25.6%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (57% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Delaware elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

Delaware avg40%

22^nd of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	80.9	22 of 109	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	25 of 106	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	26 of 103	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	33 of 104	68.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	29 of 95	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	46 of 105	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.1	38 of 108	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	9 of 68	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	9 of 60	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	12 of 60	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	24 of 72	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	23 of 89	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	34 of 90	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	24 of 67	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	33 of 99	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	96.5	1 of 37	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	10 of 66	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	25 of 66	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	23 of 97	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	28 of 97	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	34 of 89	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	32 of 90	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	29 of 67	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	47 of 99	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.0	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆
2021	24.3	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	22 of 77	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	23 of 73	68.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	34 of 70	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	37 of 65	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	52 of 82	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)97th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)85th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies70%+25 vs state

Science57%+28 vs state

English Language Arts54%+12 vs state

Mathematics51%+12 vs state

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Schools Near Old State 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Old State Elementary School

Is Old State Elementary School a good school?

Old State Elementary School ranks 22^nd of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Old State Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Old State Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meredith (Everett) Middle School
High : Middletown High School

What is the racial makeup of Old State Elementary School?

Students at Old State Elementary School are 53% White, 26% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Old State Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Old State Elementary School.

What district is Old State Elementary School in?

Appoquinimink School District

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