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Enrollment
839
Middle
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 655
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100018000072
Fred Fifer III Middle School
109 East Camden-Wyoming Avenue, Camden, DE 19934 · (302) 698-8400 · Kent County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Delaware public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Delaware public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · 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 | 295 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 271 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Fred Fifer III Middle School→Caesar Rodney High School
Based on grade levels within Caesar Rodney School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
DE avg 41.4% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
26.9%
DE avg 34.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 21.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fred Fifer III Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #17 of 38 ▲ 3 | #4 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #11 of 38 ▲ 4 | #3 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #10 of 40 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #33 of 39 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #21 of 39 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #16 of 23 | 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
839
-116 (-12%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 839 | 44 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 49 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 46 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 955 | 53 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 901 | 48 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 39% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 52 | 16.6:1 | 47% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 47 | 15.1:1 | 34% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred Fifer III Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (901 to 839); teachers down 8% (48 to 44).
About Fred Fifer III Middle School
A mid-sized middle-grades school in Camden, Delaware, Fred Fifer III Middle School is part of Caesar Rodney School District. Total enrollment is 839 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 28% more students than the average for middle schools in Delaware (about 655).
Fred Fifer III Middle School is part of a district of 15 schools: Caesar Rodney School District, with 8,343 students.
At Fred Fifer III Middle School, 50% of students are White. The school is also 26% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fred Fifer III Middle School is 19.1:1, based on 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.4:1 average for middle schools in Delaware, this school's ratio is higher.
Fred Fifer III Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Delaware public middle schools.
In the wider Kent County area, median household income comes to about $74,477, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kent County's 55 public schools enroll about 31,256 students and include Fred Fifer III Middle School.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center, is the closest to Fred Fifer III Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 955 to 839. The school's ratio increased from 18.0:1 to 19.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Caesar Rodney School District
- Caesar Rodney High SchoolHigh · 2,254 students
- F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- David E. Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- W. Reily Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Allen Frear Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other schools in Camden
- Caesar Rodney High SchoolHigh · 2,254 students
- F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Allen Frear Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- W. B. Simpson Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- John S. Charlton SchoolCombined · 424 students
- Positive Outcomes Charter SchoolHigh · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center0.3 mi · 1
- W. B. Simpson Elementary School0.3 mi · 465
- Caesar Rodney High School0.5 mi · 2,254
- Positive Outcomes Charter School0.8 mi · 119
- Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School1.0 mi · 487
- W. Reily Brown Elementary School1.2 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Fred Fifer III Middle SchoolHow large is Fred Fifer III Middle School?
Fred Fifer III Middle School enrolls approximately 839 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fred Fifer III Middle School serve?
Fred Fifer III Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Fred Fifer III Middle School have?
Fred Fifer III Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Fred Fifer III Middle School?
Student demographics at Fred Fifer III Middle School are roughly 50% White, 12% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Fred Fifer III Middle School public or private?
Fred Fifer III Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caesar Rodney School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.