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Fred Fifer III Middle School

Q: Is Fred Fifer III Middle School a good school?

Fred Fifer III Middle School ranks 22 nd of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Fred Fifer III Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 839 students attended Fred Fifer III Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fred Fifer III Middle School?

Students at Fred Fifer III Middle School are 50% White, 26% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Fred Fifer III Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fred Fifer III Middle School usually go on to attend Caesar Rodney High School

Public Grades 6-8

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 59 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Fred Fifer III Middle School is a public middle school located in Camden, Delaware, serving 786 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Caesar Rodney School District, which is ranked 5 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the Fred Fifer III Middle School is part of a highly-ranked district, its academic performance lags behind both the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 40.78% to 50.2%, compared to the district's 43.21% to 49.85% and the state's 38.49% to 43.82%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 21.77% to 33.33%, compared to the district's 24.59% to 33.98% and the state's 26.56% to 30.67%. The school's performance in Science and Social Studies also falls behind the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Magnolia Middle School, also part of the Caesar Rodney School District, generally outperforms Fred Fifer III Middle School in academic assessments. Additionally, the Dover Air Force Base Middle School stands out with exceptional performance, ranking among the top 3-4 middle schools in the state. In contrast, the Middle School of Excellence and Middle School of Innovation, both part of the Capital School District, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Fred Fifer III Middle School.

839

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,663

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109 East Camden-Wyoming Avenue
Camden, DE 19934-1250

(302) 698-8400

District: Caesar Rodney School District

Students who attend Fred Fifer III Middle School usually attend:

High:

Caesar Rodney High School

Feeder schools for Fred Fifer III Middle School:

Elementary:	J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
	Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School
	W. B. Simpson Elementary School
	W. Reily Brown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

African American:

26.5%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the Delaware median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Caesar Rodney School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Delaware avg36%

22^nd of 59

Delaware public middle schools ?

Top 37%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Caesar Rodney School District

5^th of 32Caesar Rodney School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	22 of 59	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	28 of 54	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	28 of 53	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	20 of 51	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	30 of 52	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.7	16 of 37	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.7	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	31 of 43	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	27 of 55	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	27 of 49	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	27 of 50	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	7 of 42	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	23 of 48	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	25 of 40	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	11 of 38	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	22 of 55	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	20 of 50	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	21.0	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.7	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	30.0	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.0	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-40 vs school

Military Connected (2024)<1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies49%+5 vs state

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Mathematics27%~ state avg

Science18%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Fred Fifer III Middle School	Public	6-8	109 East Camden-Wyoming Avenue	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 698-8400	839	44	19.0		423 (50.4%)	222 (26.5%)	103 (12.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.8%)	51.7	22^nd of 59 public middle schools	62.7%		41.2	28^th of 54 public middle schools	48.1%	6		17.7			50.2	62.1	33.9			40.8	50.2	44.1			25.6	33.3	21.8	$14,663
F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	Public	6-8	2841 South State Street	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 698-8410	647	36	17.9		265 (41.0%)	220 (34.0%)	87 (13.4%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	43.3	30^th of 59 public middle schools	49.2%		40	30^th of 54 public middle schools	44.4%			16.1			45.2	57.7	28.8			38.0	41.7	42.4			27.5	24.9	20.6	$15,685
William Henry Middle School	Public	5	65 Carver Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 672-1622	432	19	22.7		89 (20.6%)	227 (52.5%)	67 (15.5%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)								(n/a)	15.2			40.5					21.6					15.5				$18,639
Dover Air Force Base Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Hawthorne Drive	Dover	19901	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 674-3284	98	15	6.5		64 (65.3%)	15 (15.3%)	9 (9.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (7.1%)	93.8	3^rd of 59 public middle schools	94.9%		97	2^nd of 54 public middle schools	96.3%	1		48.8			66.0	81.1	75.0			66.7	72.7	87.8			52.6	54.6	58.5	$47,286
Middle School of Excellence	Public	6-8	1 Patrick Lynn Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 674-6100	608	23	26.4		141 (23.2%)	322 (53.0%)	76 (12.5%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.0%)	20.4	45^th of 59 public middle schools	23.7%					(n/a)		10.3			34.0	38.8	24.2			27.5	23.5	20.5			14.9	13.9	15.4
Middle School of Innovation	Public	6-8	1 Patrick Lynn Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 674-6100	690	31	22.2		102 (14.8%)	397 (57.5%)	109 (15.8%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.4%)	15	50^th of 59 public middle schools	15.3%					(n/a)		6.8			28.9	35.3	18.7			23.3	24.6	18.7			11.1	11.9	10.1	$17,525
Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Thomas More Dr	Magnolia	19962	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 387-1780	460	20	23.0		224 (48.7%)	136 (29.6%)	40 (8.7%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	67.8	16^th of 59 public middle schools	72.9%		38	31^st of 54 public middle schools	42.6%	15		26.0			53.9	65.0	41.1			47.0	53.6	50.8			44.4	42.0	26.9	$16,495
Clayton Intermediate School	Public	5-6	86 Sorrento Drive	Clayton	19938	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-4512	490	27	18.1		277 (56.5%)	143 (29.2%)	35 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)								(n/a)	31.0			71.7	46.6				48.0	48.7				31.8	40.5			$34,345
Moore (John Bassett) School	Public	4-6	20 West Frazier Street	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 659-6297	638	43	14.8		280 (43.9%)	230 (36.1%)	73 (11.4%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)								(n/a)	29.3		37.1	60.2	44.0			33.7	38.9	47.0			34.3	22.2	31.0
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	Public	6-8	101 West Center Street	Harrington	19952	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 398-8197	905	48	18.8		502 (55.5%)	214 (23.6%)	84 (9.3%)	13 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.3%)	42.4	31^st of 59 public middle schools	47.5%		36.5	34^th of 54 public middle schools	37.0%	3		16.7			43.6	57.5	30.4			35.3	45.2	33.9			26.8	24.6	24.1	$18,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Fifer III Middle School

Is Fred Fifer III Middle School a good school?

Fred Fifer III Middle School ranks 22^nd of 59 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fred Fifer III Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 839 students attended Fred Fifer III Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Fred Fifer III Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fred Fifer III Middle School usually go on to attend Caesar Rodney High School

What district is Fred Fifer III Middle School in?

Caesar Rodney School District

What is the racial makeup of Fred Fifer III Middle School?

Students at Fred Fifer III Middle School are 50% White, 26% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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