Townsend Early Childhood Center
Public · Grades K · 176 students
Townsend Elementary School
126 Main Street, Townsend, DE 19734
Grades
1–5
Elementary
Students
435
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Appoquinimink School District
New Castle County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 107 Delaware elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Delaware elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Townsend Elementary School
Townsend Elementary School is a public elementary school in Townsend, Delaware, serving grades 1–5. It is part of Appoquinimink School District. The school is located in a rural area near a town in New Castle County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 435 students were enrolled, with about 13.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Delaware elementary school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 107 Delaware elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 1–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- 1–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 435 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Appoquinimink School District
- County
- New Castle County
- NCES school ID
- 100008000028
Schools near Townsend Elementary School
All 6 schools in Townsend →
St. Annes Episcopal School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 256 students
Old State Elementary School
Public · Grades 1–5 · 765 students
Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center
Public · Grades K · 185 students
Silver Lake Elementary School
Public · Grades 1–5 · 552 students
North Smyrna Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 557 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.