Fred Fifer III Middle School

Fred Fifer III Middle School, a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in Camden, Delaware, overseen by Caesar Rodney School District, caters to 839 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 655.

Fred Fifer III Middle School is one of 15 schools operated by Caesar Rodney School District, a district that works with 8,343 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fred Fifer III Middle School logs that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

On the resource side, Fred Fifer III Middle School shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.4:1, putting Fred Fifer III Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,477 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kent County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students), of which Fred Fifer III Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is W. B. Simpson Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fred Fifer III Middle School has decreased 7%, going from 901 students in 2018 to 839 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 33% to 26%.

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