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If you had an hour of school board time for Chipman (W.T.) Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
905
Middle
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE FOREST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100079000098
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School
101 West Center Street, Harrington, DE 19952 · (302) 398-8197 · Kent County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL905 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 16.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 302 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 296 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School→Lake Forest High School
Based on grade levels within Lake Forest School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
25.1%
DE avg 34.0% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 25.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 24.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chipman (W.T.) Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #20 of 38 ▼ 2 | #5 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #19 of 38 ▲ 1 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 905 | #4 of 40 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #32 of 39 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #30 of 39 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #10 of 10 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
905
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 905 | 48 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 939 | 52 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 965 | 52 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 58 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 902 | 55 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 913 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 40% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | 61 | 16.0:1 | 52% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 59 | 14.3:1 | 35% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chipman (W.T.) Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (902 to 905); teachers down 13% (55 to 48).
About Chipman (W.T.) Middle School
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in Harrington, Delaware. The school reports 905 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Delaware is about 655 students.
Lake Forest School District is the local district for Chipman (W.T.) Middle School. It runs 7 schools with 3,727 students.
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School's enrollment is 55% White. The next largest groups are 24% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The White share in Kent County as a whole is similar, at about 58%. Chipman (W.T.) Middle School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 48 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Delaware is 16.4:1, lower than at this school.
Kent County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,477, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Chipman (W.T.) Middle School is among the 55 public schools in Kent County.
Lake Forest South Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place Chipman (W.T.) Middle School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 903 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 905. Students per teacher rose from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 18.9 in 2024-25.
The Chipman (W.T.) Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
187,604
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
31,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Forest School District
- Lake Forest High SchoolHigh · 951 students
- Lake Forest Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Lake Forest North Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Lake Forest East Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Delaware Early Childhood CenterElementary · 83 students
Other schools in Harrington
- Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Delaware Early Childhood CenterElementary · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Forest South Elementary School0.1 mi · 407
- Delaware Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 83
- Lake Forest High School4.4 mi · 951
- Lake Forest Central Elementary School4.5 mi · 604
- Lake Forest North Elementary School5.5 mi · 424
- Lake Forest East Elementary School8.0 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Chipman (W.T.) Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chipman (W.T.) Middle School?
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School enrolls approximately 905 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chipman (W.T.) Middle School serve?
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chipman (W.T.) Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chipman (W.T.) Middle School is approximately 18.9:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chipman (W.T.) Middle School?
At Chipman (W.T.) Middle School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 9% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Chipman (W.T.) Middle School public or private?
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Forest School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.