Lake Forest High School

Regular School · Felton, DE

Lake Forest High School is a regular school school in Felton, Delaware, serving grades 09–12 with 951 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

951

Teachers (FTE)

51.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	537	56%
Black or African American	241	25%
Hispanic/Latino	83	9%
Two or more races	65	7%
Asian	18	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	951	498M / 453F

English Language Learners: 19 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	28.8%	180
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	44.5%	180
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	140
4-Year Graduation Rate	80.0%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (8)

95 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

227 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

164

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

285

30% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	951	100%

Contact & Location

5407 Killens Pond Road

Felton, DE 19943

Phone: (302)284-9291

http://www.lf.k12.de.us/lfhs

District

Lake Forest School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,935

District enrollment: 3,611

Other Schools in District

Lake Forest Central Elementary School Elementary
Lake Forest East Elementary School Elementary
Lake Forest North Elementary School Elementary
Lake Forest South Elementary School Elementary
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School Middle
Delaware Early Childhood Center Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19943) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100079000095

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