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Townsend Elementary School

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Townsend Elementary School is a rural public school in Townsend, Delaware that is part of Appoquinimink School District. It serves 440 students in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Its teachers have had 34 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

Public School

Grades 1 - 5

440 Students

30 Teachers

126 Main St

Townsend, DE 19734 View local requests

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Townsend Elementary School Demographics

13%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

33%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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