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Lake Forest Central Elementary School

Q: Is Lake Forest Central Elementary School a good school?

Lake Forest Central Elementary School ranks 42 nd of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Lake Forest Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Lake Forest Central Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lake Forest Central Elementary School?

Students at Lake Forest Central Elementary School are 58% White, 21% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Public Grades 4-5

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

Lake Forest Central Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 4-5 in the Lake Forest School District in Felton, DE, with 602 students. The school has been consistently ranked in the top half of Delaware elementary schools over the past 10 years, though its ranking has fluctuated between 19th and 47th place, and is currently rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Lake Forest Central Elementary School generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for both 4th and 5th grades, with proficiency rates ranging from 40-55% in recent years. The school's 5th grade students have consistently outperformed the state and district in ELA, with proficiency rates around 50% compared to the state average of 43-44%. However, the school's 5th grade math proficiency rates have been lower than the state and district, ranging from 29-36% compared to the state average of 32-33%. The school's performance in science and social studies is more mixed, with 5th grade science proficiency around 20-30% and 4th grade social studies proficiency around 32-36%, both slightly below the state averages.

While Lake Forest Central Elementary School performs reasonably well overall, there are clear areas for improvement, especially in 5th grade math, science, and social studies. The school has also seen high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20-30% in recent years, which is significantly above the state average. Addressing the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and implementing targeted interventions to support struggling student populations could help the school improve its performance and equity.

604

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,338

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5424 Killens Pond Road
Felton, DE 19943

(302) 284-5810

District: Lake Forest School District

Students who attend Lake Forest Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chipman (W.T.) Middle School
High:	Lake Forest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

African American:

21.2%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 53rd percentile in 2021 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 53rd-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Delaware median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Delaware avg40%

42^nd of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	53.2	42 of 109	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	42 of 106	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	42 of 103	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	47 of 104	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	45 of 95	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	37 of 105	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	19 of 86	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	71.3	24 of 86	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.1	36 of 108	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.1	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.1	44 of 91	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	32 of 90	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	28 of 60	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	31 of 72	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	40 of 97	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	40 of 97	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	38 of 89	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	51 of 67	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	36 of 99	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	34 of 70	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	42 of 66	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.2	25 of 92	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	54 of 97	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	50 of 97	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	54 of 89	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	34 of 67	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	28 of 99	71.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	49.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	50.9	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	48 of 77	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	47 of 73	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	55 of 75	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	45 of 65	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	39 of 82	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-51 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Social Studies44%~ state avg

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, May 2, 2014

The culture of this school is toxic and the reception from the administration of those students who are different is cold and unwelcoming. School choice elsewhere. Close Quote

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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 Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Lake Forest Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	5424 Killens Pond Road	Felton	19943	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 284-5810	604	38	16.1		351 (58.1%)	128 (21.2%)	63 (10.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.6%)	53.2	42^nd of 109 public elementary schools	61.5%		56.9	42^nd of 106 public elementary schools	60.4%		31.5	32.8	54.0		40.8	47.8		41.7	36.3	$16,338
Lake Forest North Elementary School	Public	K-3	319 East Main Street	Felton	19943	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 284-9611	424	29	14.6		274 (64.6%)	78 (18.4%)	32 (7.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.0%)								(n/a)				51.3			62.4			$21,454
Lake Forest East Elementary School	Public	K-3	124 West Front Street	Frederica	19946	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 335-5261	353	24	14.7		176 (49.9%)	63 (17.8%)	68 (19.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.8%)								(n/a)				35.4			41.1			$20,842
Lake Forest South Elementary School	Public	K-3	301 Dorman Street	Harrington	19952	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 398-8011	407	28	14.5		239 (58.7%)	88 (21.6%)	35 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.3%)								(n/a)				32.7			37.5			$19,023
David E. Robinson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1038 Briarbush road	Wyoming	19962	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 698-4230	514	31	16.5		220 (42.8%)	168 (32.7%)	51 (9.9%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.1%)	62.6	34^th of 109 public elementary schools	68.8%		44.9	54^th of 106 public elementary schools	49.1%	20	42.6	40.3	57.9	37.6	53.0	50.9	42.6	43.0	38.3	$16,007
J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center	Public	K	11 East Walnut	Magnolia	19962	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 335-5039	454	24	18.9		233 (51.3%)	153 (33.7%)	32 (7.0%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)								(n/a)
Star Hill Elementary School	Public	1-5	594 Voshells Mill/Star Hill Ro	Dover	19901	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-6117	429	29	14.7		192 (44.8%)	149 (34.7%)	55 (12.8%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.7%)	24.5	80^th of 109 public elementary schools	26.6%					(n/a)	22.5	28.8	39.2	21.7	27.9	25.3	32.4	30.9	20.0	$17,773
Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School	Public	1-5	3874 Upper King Road	Dover	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3205	487	30	16.2		248 (50.9%)	144 (29.6%)	55 (11.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	48.8	50^th of 109 public elementary schools	54.1%		32.1	72^nd of 106 public elementary schools	32.1%	22	28.8	26.6	62.0	40.6	39.4	46.6	39.1	28.8	38.4	$17,106
Allen Frear Elementary School	Public	1-5	238 Sorghum Mill Road	Camden	19901	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3279	504	41	12.2		256 (50.8%)	115 (22.8%)	49 (9.7%)	30 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.1%)	87.6	9^th of 109 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.6	10^th of 106 public elementary schools	90.6%	1	37.9	56.6	64.7	70.9	65.5	61.2	71.8	66.4	54.4	$18,309
Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School	Public	1-5	449 North Street	Milford	19963	Kent County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 422-1630	540	31	17.4		232 (43.0%)	157 (29.1%)	107 (19.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	26.6	77^th of 109 public elementary schools	29.4%		33.2	70^th of 106 public elementary schools	34.0%	7	16.3	21.1	43.3	19.2	26.8	36.7	36.7	34.5	24.5	$20,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Forest Central Elementary School

What district is Lake Forest Central Elementary School in?

Lake Forest School District

Is Lake Forest Central Elementary School a good school?

Lake Forest Central Elementary School ranks 42^nd of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Forest Central Elementary School?

Students at Lake Forest Central Elementary School are 58% White, 21% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lake Forest Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lake Forest Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chipman (W.T.) Middle School
High : Lake Forest High School

How many students attend Lake Forest Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Lake Forest Central Elementary School.

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