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Appoquinimink School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Delaware for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 3,055 students in Appoquinimink School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Delaware.
Public Middle Schools in Appoquinimink School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Delaware public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Delaware public middle school average of 60% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
21 Schools
72 Schools
# Students
12,466 Students
47,908 Students
# Teachers
802 Teachers
3,432 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Appoquinimink School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 42 school districts in Delaware (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#7 out of 42 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
42%
Graduation Rate
93%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.67
0.71
# American Indian Students
54 Students
162 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1,122 Students
2,359 Students
% Asian Students
9%
5%
# Hispanic Students
1,053 Students
8,434 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
18%
# Black Students
3,572 Students
15,388 Students
% Black Students
29%
32%
# White Students
6,059 Students
19,308 Students
% White Students
49%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
22 Students
73 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
584 Students
2,184 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
176
377
# Students in K Grade:
857
1,412
# Students in 1st Grade:
864
1,507
# Students in 2nd Grade:
913
1,511
# Students in 3rd Grade:
922
1,564
# Students in 4th Grade:
962
1,582
# Students in 5th Grade:
962
1,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,031
9,678
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,040
10,884
# Students in 8th Grade:
984
11,082
# Students in 9th Grade:
953
1,915
# Students in 10th Grade:
939
1,597
# Students in 11th Grade:
922
1,490
# Students in 12th Grade:
941
1,557
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,505 in this school district is less than the state median of $20,598. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,693 is higher than the state median of $18,652. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$256 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$246 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,505
$20,598
Spending / Student
$19,693
$18,652
Best Appoquinimink School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1235 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3490
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 449-3490
Grades: 6-8
| 956 students
Rank: #22.
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
201 New Street
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-5030
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-5030
Grades: 6-8
| 660 students
Rank: #33.
Meredith (Everett) Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
504 South Broad Street
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-5001
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-5001
Grades: 6-8
| 701 students
Rank: n/an/a
550 Tony Marchio Drive
Townsend, DE 19734
(302) 376-4128
Townsend, DE 19734
(302) 376-4128
Grades: 6-8
| 738 students
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