For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 939 students in Lake Forest School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Delaware.
Public Middle School in Lake Forest School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Delaware public middle school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Delaware public middle school average of 63% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
7 Schools
75 Schools
# Students
3,679 Students
51,514 Students
# Teachers
234 Teachers
3,541 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lake Forest School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 42 school districts in Delaware (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#19 out of 42 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
21%
Graduation Rate
92%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.72
# American Indian Students
19 Students
188 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
45 Students
2,640 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
348 Students
9,902 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
19%
# Black Students
789 Students
16,889 Students
% Black Students
21%
33%
# White Students
2,161 Students
19,260 Students
% White Students
59%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
60 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
317 Students
2,575 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
70
367
# Students in K Grade:
280
1,611
# Students in 1st Grade:
288
1,804
# Students in 2nd Grade:
313
1,861
# Students in 3rd Grade:
269
1,779
# Students in 4th Grade:
302
1,749
# Students in 5th Grade:
300
1,937
# Students in 6th Grade:
300
9,997
# Students in 7th Grade:
310
10,869
# Students in 8th Grade:
329
11,046
# Students in 9th Grade:
259
2,442
# Students in 10th Grade:
236
2,101
# Students in 11th Grade:
201
1,955
# Students in 12th Grade:
222
1,996
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,348 in this school district is less than the state median of $20,321. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,502 is less than the state median of $18,401. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$53 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,348
$20,321
Spending / Student
$14,502
$18,401
Best Lake Forest School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Chipman (W.t.) Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
101 West Center Street
Harrington, DE 19952
(302) 398-8197
Harrington, DE 19952
(302) 398-8197
Grades: 6-8
| 939 students
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