Redding (Louis L.) Middle School

As a small middle school in Middletown, Delaware, Redding (Louis L.) Middle School serves 451 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Appoquinimink School District. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 655 students.

Within Appoquinimink School District, which oversees 21 schools and 12,897 students, Redding (Louis L.) Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Redding (Louis L.) Middle School lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 28% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for New Castle County put the typical household earns roughly $91,166 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Redding (Louis L.) Middle School is one.

Silver Lake Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Redding (Louis L.) Middle School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Redding (Louis L.) Middle School has decreased 46%, going from 836 students in 2018 to 451 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 28% across the same window.

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