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Middletown town, DE

ZIP 19709 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 19709

K-12 nearby
43
Public
36
Private
7
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 19709 (Middletown, DE) is associated with Appoquinimink School District (LEA 1000080) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 43 K-12 schools (36 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is University of Delaware about 13.4 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Appoquinimink School District
LEA ID
1000080
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • University of Delaware13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-public
  • Wilmington University13.8 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
  • Goldey-Beacom College17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
  • Salem Community College17.9 miles (28.8 km)2yr-public
  • Cecil College18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware College of Art and Design18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware State University22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln University25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-public
  • Washington College28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Neumann University29.2 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
  • Widener University30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
  • Williamson College of the Trades31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology32.5 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
  • All-State Career School32.5 miles (52.3 km)2yr-private
  • Harford Community College32.6 miles (52.4 km)2yr-public
  • Swarthmore College33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan University33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus33.3 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-public
  • Immaculata University37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton39.0 miles (62.8 km)2yr-private
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-public
  • Camden County College39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-public
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
  • Studio Incamminati40.5 miles (65.2 km)2yr-private
  • Haverford College40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-private
  • Drexel University41.0 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College41.3 miles (66.4 km)2yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
  • Peirce College41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-private
  • Eastern University41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia42.3 miles (68.0 km)2yr-public
  • Missio Theological Seminary42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden43.0 miles (69.3 km)4yr-public
  • Chesapeake College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
  • Temple University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-public
  • University of Valley Forge43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County44.0 miles (70.9 km)2yr-public
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-public
  • ASPIRA City College46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-private
  • American Institute-Cherry Hill46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-private
  • La Salle University46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Gratz College49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster49.4 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-public
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology49.6 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College49.7 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University50.2 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-public
  • Towson University50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-public
  • PITC Institute50.4 miles (81.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
  • Manor College51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery County Community College51.7 miles (83.1 km)2yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-private
  • Rowan College at Burlington County53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

Grades
Cedar Lane Elementary Schoolpublic——0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Cedar Lane Early Childhood Centerpublic——0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle Schoolpublic——0.9 miles (1.4 km)
St. Georges Technical High Schoolpublic——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Brick Mill Elementary Schoolpublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Brick Mill Early Childhood Centerpublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Lorewood Grove Elementary Schoolpublic——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Crystal Run Elementary Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Middletown High Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Redding (Louis L.) Middle Schoolpublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Silver Lake Elementary Schoolpublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
ST ANNES EPISCOPAL SCHOOLprivate——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Meredith (Everett) Middle Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Odessa High Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Appoquinimink PreSchool Centerpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Cantwells Bridge Middle Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Old State Elementary Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
ST ANDREW'S SCHOOLprivate——4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Spring Meadow Early Childhood Centerpublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Bunker Hill Elementary Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Appoquinimink High Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Bedford (Gunning) Middle Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
AQUINAS ACADEMYprivate——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Southern Elementary Schoolpublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
MOT Charter Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementarypublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Townsend Elementary Schoolpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Townsend Early Childhood Centerpublic——6.9 miles (11.0 km)
RED LION CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
CARAVEL ACADEMYprivate——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Keene (William B.) Elementary Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Bohemia Manor Middlepublic——8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Chesapeake City Elementarypublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Bohemia Manor Highpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Oberle (William) Elementary Schoolpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Leasure (May B.) Elementary Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Elsinboro Township Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Brader (Henry M.) Elementary Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Glasgow High Schoolpublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)
LEARNING EXPRESS ACADEMYprivate——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 19709

What school district is ZIP code 19709 in?
ZIP 19709 (Middletown, DE) maps to Appoquinimink School District (LEA ID 1000080) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 19709?
US5 lists 43 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 19709 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19709 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher49.1%
High school19.6%
Less than HS4.3%
School districtAppoquinimink School District