For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 965 students in Lake Forest School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 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 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Delaware public middle school average of 61% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
7 Schools
73 Schools
# Students
3,611 Students
49,508 Students
# Teachers
242 Teachers
3,534 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
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
0.59
0.71
# American Indian Students
18 Students
179 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
49 Students
2,559 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
310 Students
8,825 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
18%
# Black Students
773 Students
16,291 Students
% Black Students
21%
33%
# White Students
2,158 Students
19,204 Students
% White Students
60%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
79 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
303 Students
2,371 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
53
328
# Students in K Grade:
285
1,548
# Students in 1st Grade:
309
1,737
# Students in 2nd Grade:
264
1,651
# Students in 3rd Grade:
295
1,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
286
1,683
# Students in 5th Grade:
284
1,900
# Students in 6th Grade:
314
9,577
# Students in 7th Grade:
334
10,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
317
11,117
# Students in 9th Grade:
259
2,060
# Students in 10th Grade:
215
1,897
# Students in 11th Grade:
220
1,582
# Students in 12th Grade:
176
1,797
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,637 in this school district is less than the state median of $20,375. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,775 is less than the state median of $18,450. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$53 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,637
$20,375
Spending / Student
$14,775
$18,450
Best Lake Forest School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Chipman (W.t.) Middle School
Magnet 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
| 965 students
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