Silver Lake Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades 1-5 Middletown, Delaware·19709
Score
68.3/100
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#30
Among 93 Delaware elementary schools
#7
In Appoquinimink School District
#4
In Middletown
Top 33%
In Delaware

Score 68.3/100: better than 68% of Delaware elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Delaware, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Delaware schools.

English language arts
48%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 43%, better than 66% of them
342 students tested
Math
43%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 64% of them
343 students tested
Science
28%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 32%, better than 47% of them
122 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 17 published results by grade and test

As published by Delaware Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 4DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment51.5103
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment42.7117
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment50122
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment48.0342
MathGrade 4DeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathAll gradesDeSSA Alternate Assessmenthidden (small group)—
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment59.2103
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment38.1118
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment35.2122
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment43.4343
ScienceGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)27.9122
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)27.9122
Social studiesGrade 4Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)40.9115
Social studiesGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)74.2120
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)57.9235

School profile

Grades
1-5
Students
570
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
570
Typical elementary school: 450
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
New Castle County

Contact

Address
200 East Cochran Street
Middletown, DE 19709

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Delaware. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Silver Lake Elementary School at a glance

Silver Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school in Middletown, Delaware, serving grades 1-5. It is part of Appoquinimink School District. It has about 570 students (a typical Delaware elementary school has 450).

In 2025-26 state tests, 48% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 43% in math (similar schools: 40%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware elementary schools, it scores 68.3 out of 100: better than 68% of them, ranking #30 of 93. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.