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Towne Point Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Towne Point Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dover, Delaware, serving 329 students in grades K-4 and part of the Capital School District. Despite its long history, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages, ranking in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools.

Towne Point Elementary faces significant challenges in academic achievement, with only 20.31% of 3rd graders and 30.43% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.55% and 31.24% for the district, and 38.72% and 41.51% for the state. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 30.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school performs poorly in serving certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools for female students, male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, Towne Point Elementary's performance is notably lower than the other elementary schools in the Capital School District, such as Booker T. Washington Elementary and North Dover Elementary, which consistently outperform Towne Point on academic measures and have higher rankings within the state. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $14,327 and a student-teacher ratio of 17.7, Towne Point Elementary has struggled to make significant improvements in its performance over the years.

341

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,995

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

629 Buckson Drive
Dover, DE 19901-2599

(302) 672-1590

District: Capital School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.2%

Hispanic:

16.7%

White:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

Delaware avg40%

82^nd of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Capital School District

24^th of 32Capital 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	22.7	82 of 109	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	71 of 106	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	82 of 103	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	100 of 104	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	92 of 105	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	63 of 85	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	74 of 86	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.6	48 of 86	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.8	56 of 108	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	55 of 91	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.6	47 of 90	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	62 of 91	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	29 of 62	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	39 of 60	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	4.6	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	63 of 72	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	74 of 97	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	92 of 99	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	78 of 92	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	87 of 97	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.4	88 of 99	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-14 vs state

Social Studies26%-9 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

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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 Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Towne Point Elementary School	Public	K-4	629 Buckson Drive	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1590	341	21	16.6		40 (11.7%)	212 (62.2%)	57 (16.7%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	22.7	82^nd of 109 public elementary schools	24.8%		32.9	71^st of 106 public elementary schools	33.0%	11			25.8					20.3	30.4					29.2	26.1					$21,995
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 Walker Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	287	22	13.0		58 (20.2%)	145 (50.5%)	47 (16.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	42.7	56^th of 109 public elementary schools	48.6%		30.5	74^th of 106 public elementary schools	30.2%	18			44.4					27.6	41.7					36.2	33.3					$20,508
Campus Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	350 Pear Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Campus Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 736-0403	409	20	20.4		73 (17.8%)	267 (65.3%)	23 (5.6%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	36.9	63^rd of 109 public elementary schools	42.2%		37.8	62^nd of 106 public elementary schools	41.5%	1	22.9	15.9	17.8	53.2	36.2	57.8	23.8	37.2	37.0	56.3	31.9	45.7	52.3	39.5	23.9	25.0	17.0	28.3	45.5
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	901 Forest Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1900	314	31	10.1		57 (18.2%)	195 (62.1%)	27 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	35.2	67^th of 109 public elementary schools	38.5%		44.8	55^th of 106 public elementary schools	48.1%	12			26.4					32.5	41.6					31.0	32.5					$34,688
Academy Of Dover Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	104 Saulsbury Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Academy of Dover Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 674-0684	443	29	15.2		42 (9.5%)	305 (68.8%)	74 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	29.2	74^th of 109 public elementary schools	32.1%		33.8	69^th of 106 public elementary schools	34.9%	5	11.9		29.6	26.8	29.3	34.1		39.0	25.5	32.6	31.7	32.6	33.3	40.7	32.7		14.6	15.2
North Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	855 College Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	333	17	19.5		79 (23.7%)	167 (50.2%)	52 (15.6%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	26.2	78^th of 109 public elementary schools	28.4%		45	53^rd of 106 public elementary schools	50.0%	25			25.5					23.9	33.3					34.8	22.9					$20,734
East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	852 South Little Creek Road	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	331	21	15.7		37 (11.2%)	173 (52.3%)	83 (25.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	10.3	101^st of 109 public elementary schools	7.3%		20.6	84^th of 106 public elementary schools	20.8%	17			14.3					19.7	24.2					14.5	14.1					$24,086
South Dover Elementary School	Public	K-4	955 South State Street	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1980	577	31	18.8		69 (12.0%)	353 (61.2%)	93 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	12.5	97^th of 109 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.7	98^th of 106 public elementary schools	7.5%	1			18.8					22.8	19.4					19.1	16.2					$18,906
W. Reily Brown Elementary School	Public	1-5	360 Webbs Lane	Dover	19904	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-2101	506	37	13.6		158 (31.2%)	222 (43.9%)	66 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	34.4	68^th of 109 public elementary schools	37.6%		31	73^rd of 106 public elementary schools	31.1%	5	34.3		28.4	52.0				26.5	32.0	38.5				25.5	28.6	25.0				$18,320
W. B. Simpson Elementary School	Public	1-5	5 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3207	465	31	15.0		273 (58.7%)	91 (19.6%)	37 (8.0%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	86.6	12^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.0%		66.4	28^th of 106 public elementary schools	73.6%	16	47.4		64.6	71.0				58.6	76.0	54.7				58.0	70.8	44.1				$17,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Towne Point Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Towne Point Elementary School?

Students at Towne Point Elementary School are 62% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Towne Point Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Towne Point Elementary School.

Is Towne Point Elementary School a good school?

Towne Point Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Delaware elementary schools.

What district is Towne Point Elementary School in?

Capital School District

What schools do graduates of Towne Point Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Towne Point Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Henry Middle School
High : Dover High School

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