Beacon Middle School

Beacon Middle School operates as a close-knit junior high in Lewes, Delaware, run under Cape Henlopen School District. Current enrollment sits at 427 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 655 students each, so Beacon Middle School sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Cape Henlopen School District (6,654 students total), Beacon Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Beacon Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.4:1, putting Beacon Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Sussex County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,497 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Beacon Middle School is one of 55 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students).

The closest other public school is Love Creek Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Beacon Middle School's enrollment has edged down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 427). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.