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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Chipman (W.T.) Middle School administration to hear?
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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
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Chipman (W.T.) Middle School right now?
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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
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
905
+3 (+0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 16.4:1
% White
55%
was 62%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
24%
was 23%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Chipman (W.T.) Middle School
As a reasonably sized intermediate school in Harrington, Delaware, Chipman (W.T.) Middle School instructs 905 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Lake Forest School District. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 655 students each, so Chipman (W.T.) Middle School sits 38% bigger than that benchmark.
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Lake Forest School District, a district that educates 3,727 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Chipman (W.T.) Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 24% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.4:1, putting Chipman (W.T.) Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, Kent County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,477 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Kent County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students), Chipman (W.T.) Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Lake Forest South Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Chipman (W.T.) Middle School.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Over the past 7-year window. Chipman (W.T.) Middle School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 902 (now 905). White enrollment moved from 62% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.
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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.