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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE FOREST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100079000096
Lake Forest North Elementary School
319 East Main Street, Felton, DE 19943 · (302) 284-9611 · Kent County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Delaware public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 28% |
Student demographics
53%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
Lake Forest North Elementary School→Lake Forest Central Elementary School→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
51.3%
DE avg 41.4% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
62.2%
DE avg 34.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 53.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lake Forest North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #8 of 108 ▲ 9 | #3 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #26 of 108 ▼ 5 | #6 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #73 of 127 | #16 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #73 of 119 | #10 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #94 of 120 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #24 of 78 | #5 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
424
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 35 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 37 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 37 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 55% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 40% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 41 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Forest North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (544 to 424); teachers down 22% (37 to 29).
About Lake Forest North Elementary School
Among the schools in Felton, Delaware, is Lake Forest North Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 424 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25.
The Lake Forest School District system has 7 schools and 3,727 students.
At Lake Forest North Elementary School, White students make up 65% of the student body. After that, the student body is 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lake Forest North Elementary School and a ratio of 14.6:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware.
The allk12 Grade for Lake Forest North Elementary School is A. Compared with Delaware public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Kent County, the median household income is $74,477, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 55 public schools in Kent County, enrolling about 31,256 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Lake Forest Central Elementary School, is about 1.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Lake Forest North Elementary School is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Lake Forest North Elementary School declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 462 to 424 students. The ratio was 12.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Chipman (W.T.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 905 students
- Lake Forest Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Lake Forest East Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Delaware Early Childhood CenterElementary · 83 students
Other schools in Felton
- Lake Forest High SchoolHigh · 951 students
- Lake Forest Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Forest Central Elementary School1.5 mi · 604
- Lake Forest High School1.7 mi · 951
- POLYTECH High School4.6 mi · 1,228
- Lake Forest East Elementary School5.2 mi · 353
- Lake Forest South Elementary School5.4 mi · 407
- Chipman (W.T.) Middle School5.5 mi · 905
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Forest North Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lake Forest North Elementary School?
Lake Forest North Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Lake Forest North Elementary School serve?
Lake Forest North Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Lake Forest North Elementary School have?
Lake Forest North Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake Forest North Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lake Forest North Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 8% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Lake Forest North Elementary School in?
Lake Forest North Elementary School is part of Lake Forest School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.