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What advice would you give to incoming students at Brick Mill Elementary School?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPOQUINIMINK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100008000142
Brick Mill Elementary School
378 Brick Mill Road, Middletown, DE 19709 · (302) 378-5288 · New Castle County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Delaware public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Delaware public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's 1st grade class (107) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
DE avg 41.4% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
DE avg 34.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What 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.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 30.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brick Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #64 of 108 ▲ 6 | #32 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #61 of 108 ▲ 17 | #34 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #40 of 127 | #21 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #68 of 119 | #48 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #10 of 120 | #10 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #35 of 37 | #15 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
524
+138 (+36%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 36 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 33 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 36 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 26% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brick Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (510 to 524); teachers up 3% (36 to 37).
About Brick Mill Elementary School
Brick Mill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Middletown, Delaware. It teaches 524 students in grades 1 through 5.
Brick Mill Elementary School is a school in Appoquinimink School District. The district has 21 schools and 12,897 students.
No group is above 50% at Brick Mill Elementary School; the largest is White, at 34%. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of New Castle County, the White share is about 54%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
The school has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.2 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware.
Brick Mill Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Delaware public elementary schools.
New Castle County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $91,166 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Brick Mill Elementary School shares New Castle County with 128 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Brick Mill Early Childhood Center, is the closest to Brick Mill Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Brick Mill Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 36%.
The Brick Mill Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appoquinimink School District
- Appoquinimink High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Odessa High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- Middletown High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- Waters (Alfred G.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Cantwells Bridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
Other schools in Middletown
- MOT Charter SchoolCombined · 1,407 students
- Appoquinimink High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Middletown High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- St. Georges Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,198 students
- Waters (Alfred G.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
Nearby schools
- Brick Mill Early Childhood Center0.0 mi · 280
- Middletown High School0.7 mi · 1,231
- Redding (Louis L.) Middle School1.3 mi · 451
- Silver Lake Elementary School1.5 mi · 552
- Meredith (Everett) Middle School1.9 mi · 867
- Appoquinimink PreSchool Center2.0 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Brick Mill Elementary SchoolHow large is Brick Mill Elementary School?
Brick Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Brick Mill Elementary School serve?
Brick Mill Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brick Mill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brick Mill Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brick Mill Elementary School?
Brick Mill Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 18% Hispanic, 33% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Brick Mill Elementary School public or private?
Brick Mill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appoquinimink School District.
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