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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19709

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Schools

11,186

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWaters (Alfred G.) Middle School4^th of 60 Delaware middle schools

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Biggest riser

Bunker Hill Elementary School up 8 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Brick Mill Early Childhood Center 9.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Crystal Run Elementary School

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 19709 in Middletown, Delaware, is served by 15 schools—including 8 elementary schools (2 of which are early childhood centers), 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 K-12 charter school—enrolling roughly 9,776 students, with the majority belonging to the highly-rated Appoquinimink School District (ranked 4th out of 34 districts in Delaware).

Families in this area have access to several exceptional schools. MOT Charter School stands out as the top academic performer, with 3rd grade math proficiency at 79.73% (nearly double the state average), 11th grade SAT ELA at 71.52%, and remarkably low chronic absenteeism of just 6.5%. Among traditional public schools, Cedar Lane Elementary School is ranked #3 in the state (97th percentile), while Crystal Run Elementary School (ranked #7) and Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School (ranked #4) also earn 5-star ratings. At the high school level, Middletown High School boasts a 96.6% graduation rate and better SAT ELA scores (60.92%) than its district counterpart Appoquinimink High School (55.22%), though Appoquinimink ranks slightly higher statewide (#7 vs. #10). St. Georges Technical High School is a hidden gem with a 97.4% graduation rate, the lowest dropout rate (1.0%), and exceptional science scores (36.23% vs. 23.9% state average).

The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism at the secondary level: Appoquinimink High School (24.0%) and Middletown High School (22.5%) both exceed the state average of 17.1%, while Redding (Louis L.) Middle School (17.9%) also struggles. Math proficiency lags behind ELA across all schools—even top performers show 29-33 point gaps on SAT scores. However, social studies is a notable strength, with Waters MS achieving 87.89% proficiency in 7th grade. Spending does not predict performance: St. Georges Tech spends the most ($17,207 per student) yet has the lowest SAT math scores, while MOT Charter spends below most district schools and achieves the highest results. Overall, this area offers strong educational options, particularly at the elementary level, but families should be aware of the attendance challenges and math gaps at secondary schools.

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Science 11th Grade	DeSSA Science 12th 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	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 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
MOT Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1156 Levels Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	MOT Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 376-5125	1,407	81	17.3	5.9%	585 (41.6%)	410 (29.1%)	56 (4.0%)	280 (19.9%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.6%)								(n/a)	53.3			57.9			58.3	80.0	79.8	86.3	65.7	44.2	71.5	39.4	62.5	67.6	60.8	64.9	66.2	67.9	67.1	79.7	71.6	67.6	68.8	68.8	69.9
Meredith (Everett) Middle School	Public	6-8	504 South Broad Street	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-5001	867	62	13.9	17.1%	372 (42.9%)	274 (31.6%)	105 (12.1%)	59 (6.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	49 (5.7%)	57.2	21^st of 60 public middle schools	65.0%		58.3	19^th of 59 public middle schools	67.8%	2		12.9							55.9	68.0	41.7								43.5	57.4	47.1				30.7	33.5	28.4	$18,226
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	10.9%	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
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School	Public	6-8	201 New Street	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 378-5030	451	31	14.5	19.7%	127 (28.2%)	203 (45.0%)	65 (14.4%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	44.6	29^th of 60 public middle schools	51.7%		37	35^th of 59 public middle schools	40.7%	6		15.4							55.5	61.1	35.3								36.1	38.5	29.9				28.3	24.2	25.2	$94,844
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	33.1%	215 (38.9%)	193 (35.0%)	83 (15.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.7%)	59.8	36^th of 107 public elementary schools	66.4%		58.9	37^th of 109 public elementary schools	66.1%	1	27.9						40.9	74.2								51.5	42.7	50.0				59.2	38.1	35.3				$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	24.1%	180 (34.4%)	175 (33.4%)	95 (18.1%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	46.9	57^th of 107 public elementary schools	46.7%		43.7	55^th of 109 public elementary schools	49.5%	2	27.7						41.4	66.3								38.8	46.0	49.5				40.4	27.4	21.8				$21,157
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	12.7%	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
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School	Public	6-8	1235 Cedar Lane Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3490	935	55	17.0	8.8%	401 (42.9%)	155 (16.6%)	45 (4.8%)	274 (29.3%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.3%)	94.3	4^th of 60 public middle schools	93.3%		93.5	4^th of 59 public middle schools	93.2%			44.8							72.8	87.9	66.1								58.0	71.1	71.3				58.3	59.9	69.0	$18,142
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
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	8.1%	239 (37.7%)	99 (15.6%)	34 (5.4%)	214 (33.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.3%)	93.5	3^rd of 107 public elementary schools	97.2%		92.8	3^rd of 109 public elementary schools	97.2%		54.6						83.1	79.4								62.7	75.6	63.6				71.8	79.7	59.9				$20,019
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	16.7%	193 (34.1%)	193 (34.1%)	67 (11.8%)	68 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.2%)	53.4	45^th of 107 public elementary schools	57.9%		46.8	53^rd of 109 public elementary schools	51.4%	8	40.4						43.4	75.0								39.3	39.3	44.4				39.3	33.0	35.4				$22,648
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%)	75.4	30^th of 107 public elementary schools	72.0%		76.9	27^th of 109 public elementary schools	75.2%	3	42.9						50.4	76.8								46.8	51.5	54.5				55.6	56.8	44.6				$22,241
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)
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%)	91.2	7^th of 107 public elementary schools	93.5%					(n/a)	60.0						61.1									55.4	63.3	78.6				60.2	69.4	62.9				$19,859
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	12.9%	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

Cities Near Zip Code 19709

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middletown	0.88 mi	16	6^th
Townsend	3.99 mi	6	5^th
Bear	5.83 mi	3	24^th
New Castle	5.99 mi	15	33^rd
Newark	8.26 mi	29	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.