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Brick Mill Elementary School
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Brick Mill Elementary School
Brick Mill Elementary School is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in Middletown, Delaware, part of Appoquinimink School District, with 524 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5.
Within Appoquinimink School District, which oversees 21 schools and 12,897 students, Brick Mill Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Brick Mill Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Brick Mill Elementary School reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.
Around the school, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,166, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Brick Mill Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).
Nearest neighbor: Brick Mill Early Childhood Center, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Brick Mill Elementary School operates from a countryside location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Brick Mill Elementary School's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 510 (now 524). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 42% to 34%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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