Cantwells Bridge Middle School

As a mid-tier junior high in Townsend, Delaware, Cantwells Bridge Middle School teaches 852 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Appoquinimink School District. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 655 students each, so Cantwells Bridge Middle School sits 30% bigger than that benchmark.

Appoquinimink School District comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 12,897 students; Cantwells Bridge Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cantwells Bridge Middle School reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.4:1, putting Cantwells Bridge Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for New Castle County shows the typical household earns roughly $91,166 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across New Castle County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), Cantwells Bridge Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Odessa High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Cantwells Bridge Middle School operates from a rural location.

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