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Silver Lake Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

200 East Cochran Street, Middletown, DE 19709 · (302) 378-5023 · Part of Appoquinimink School District

Middletown’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
552
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Town
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Silver Lake Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Next stop for Middletown kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Middletown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KBrick Mill Early Childhood Center280 students
1–5Silver Lake Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 41.9%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Delaware’s 192 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 East Cochran Street, Middletown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 196
Grade 2102
Grade 3112
Grade 4116
Grade 5126
Enrollment over time
584’20
578’21
602’22
570’23
552’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Black 35%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Silver Lake Elementary School from Middletown families.

Other schools in Appoquinimink School District

The district →
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Middletown
280 students10:1
Appoquinimink PreSchool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Middletown
150 students8:1
Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades K · Middletown
265 students18:1
Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades K · Townsend
185 students11:1
Townsend Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades K · Townsend
176 students16:1
Old State Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Townsend
B+
765 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Delaware’s other public schools; Middletown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.