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Lorewood Grove Elementary School

Q: Is Lorewood Grove Elementary School a good school?

Lorewood Grove Elementary School ranks 27 th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Lorewood Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Lorewood Grove Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lorewood Grove Elementary School?

Students at Lorewood Grove Elementary School are 42% White, 25% African American, 21% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Public Grades 1-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Lorewood Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Middletown, Delaware, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. The school is part of the Appoquinimink School District, which is ranked 4 out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lorewood Grove Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25 elementary schools in Delaware, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and DeSSA tests is generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lorewood Grove's 5th-grade students scored 55.96% proficient or better in DeSSA Science, compared to the district average of 49.25% and the state average of 29.09%. However, the school struggles with the performance of Asian students, ranking 7th out of 7 Delaware elementary schools in the same year, and ranks low for special education students, ranking 11th out of 13 Delaware elementary schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

Lorewood Grove outperforms the nearby Brick Mill Elementary School, which is also part of the Appoquinimink School District, on most academic measures. However, the nearby Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School, ranked 7th out of 109 Delaware elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforms Lorewood Grove across multiple subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Lorewood Grove has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.6% in the 2023-2024 school year to 23.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, which the school and district should address.

492

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,241

Per pupil spending ?

820 Mapleton Ave.
Middletown, DE 19709

(302) 842-2575

District: Appoquinimink School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

African American:

25.0%

Asian:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2021 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (54% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Delaware elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Delaware avg40%

27^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 5 pts since 2021

From top 20% (2021) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	27 of 109	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	23 of 106	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	23 of 103	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	23 of 104	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	19 of 95	80.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	15 of 68	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	18 of 62	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	19 of 60	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	19 of 60	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.3	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	25 of 97	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	25 of 97	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	26 of 89	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	27 of 90	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	17 of 67	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	93.0	1 of 66	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	23 of 97	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	26 of 89	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	21 of 90	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	18 of 67	73.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	35 of 77	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	26 of 73	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	24 of 75	68.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	19 of 65	70.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)98th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2022)15th percentile-62 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies61%+16 vs state

Science56%+27 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

English Language Arts48%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Lorewood Grove 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
Lorewood Grove Elementary School	Public	1-5	820 Mapleton Ave.	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 842-2575	492	32	15.3		208 (42.3%)	123 (25.0%)	31 (6.3%)	102 (20.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	76.9	27^th of 109 public elementary schools	75.2%		75.9	23^rd of 106 public elementary schools	78.3%	4	56.0	43.4	76.6	42.3	53.6	49.5	64.0	51.0	45.0	$22,241
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
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
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
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	4050 Wrangle Hill Road	Bear	19701	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 832-6330	1,052	66	15.9		263 (25.0%)	505 (48.0%)	171 (16.3%)	39 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.9%)	30.7	73^rd of 109 public elementary schools	33.0%		38.9	61^st of 106 public elementary schools	42.5%	12	24.2	23.0	53.0	29.9	23.9	38.5	37.3	26.6	20.8	$19,634
Southern Elementary School	Public	K-5	795 Cox Neck Road	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 832-6300	729	57	12.7		251 (34.4%)	362 (49.7%)	68 (9.3%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.0%)	13	96^th of 109 public elementary schools	11.9%		12.4	95^th of 106 public elementary schools	10.4%	1	11.8	13.5	31.6	23.3	13.9	23.1	22.5	25.0	15.3	$36,601
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School	Public	1-5	200 Brennan Boulevard	Bear	19701	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 832-1343	499	37	13.6		175 (35.1%)	100 (20.0%)	38 (7.6%)	145 (29.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	91	7^th of 109 public elementary schools	93.6%		86.3	13^th of 106 public elementary schools	87.7%	6	60.2	68.0	80.0	55.9	61.7	64.8	60.8	63.6	57.4	$18,162
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)
Keene (William B.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Cpl Stephen J. Ballard Way	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2018	408	31	13.1		69 (16.9%)	210 (51.5%)	81 (19.9%)	15 (3.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	58.5	38^th of 109 public elementary schools	65.1%		49.9	48^th of 106 public elementary schools	54.7%	10	39.0	35.8	77.9	41.8	44.8	44.2	47.8	34.3	29.9	$27,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Lorewood Grove Elementary School

What district is Lorewood Grove Elementary School in?

Appoquinimink School District

How many students attend Lorewood Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Lorewood Grove Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lorewood Grove Elementary School?

Students at Lorewood Grove Elementary School are 42% White, 25% African American, 21% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Lorewood Grove Elementary School a good school?

Lorewood Grove Elementary School ranks 27^th of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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