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Lake Forest South Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

301 Dorman Street, Harrington, DE 19952 · (302) 398-8011 · Part of Lake Forest School District

Harrington’s School Grade B better than 62% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
407
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Town
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Lake Forest South Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Harrington kids: Chipman (W.T.) Middle School

On the path

Where Harrington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–3Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Chipman (W.T.) Middle School905 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.9%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Delaware’s 192 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

301 Dorman Street, Harrington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten104
Grade 196
Grade 2100
Grade 3107
Enrollment over time
388’20
386’21
379’22
371’23
407’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Black 22%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 9%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lake Forest South Elementary School from Harrington families.

Other schools in Lake Forest School District

The district →
Delaware Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Harrington
83 students17:1
Lake Forest North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Felton
A−
424 students15:1
Lake Forest East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Frederica
A
353 students15:1
Lake Forest Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Felton
B
604 students16:1
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrington
B
905 students19:1
Lake Forest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Felton
B+
951 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Delaware’s other public schools; Harrington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.