Lake Forest South Elementary School

Lake Forest South Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Harrington, Delaware, one of the schools within Lake Forest School District. The school works with 407 students in grades K through 3.

Lake Forest School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,727 students. Lake Forest South Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lake Forest South Elementary School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Kent County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Lake Forest South Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, census data for Kent County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,477 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Kent County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students), Lake Forest South Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Chipman (W.T.) Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Forest South Elementary School has decreased 15%, going from 479 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.