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B+

Townsend Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

126 Main Street, Townsend, DE 19734 · (302) 378-5020 · Part of Appoquinimink School District

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

Directions
Students
435
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Townsend Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Townsend kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

KTownsend Early Childhood Center176 students
1–5Townsend Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts48%
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 ↗

126 Main Street, Townsend

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 187
Grade 289
Grade 378
Grade 492
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
455’20
433’21
432’22
434’23
435’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Black 20%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 8%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 Townsend Elementary School from Townsend 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; Townsend’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.