Beacon Middle School

Regular School · Lewes, DE

Beacon Middle School is a regular school school in Lewes, Delaware, serving grades 06–08 with 427 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

427

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	313	73%
Hispanic/Latino	51	12%
Black or African American	26	6%
Two or more races	24	6%
Asian	8	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	427	212M / 215F

English Language Learners: 42 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% +20.2pp	28.8%	470
Reading Proficiency	62.0% +17.5pp	44.5%	473
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	144

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.56 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

70 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

272

63.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	427	100%

Contact & Location

19483 John J. Williams Highway

Lewes, DE 19958

Phone: (302)645-6288

http://www.capehenlopenschools.com/Domain/9

District

Cape Henlopen School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,410

District enrollment: 6,336

Other Schools in District

H. O. Brittingham Elementary School Elementary
Lewes Elementary School Elementary
Love Creek Elementary School Elementary
Milton Elementary School Elementary
Rehoboth Elementary School Elementary
Cape Henlopen High School High
Mariner Middle School Middle
Sussex Consortium Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19958) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100017000037

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD