📍 19483 John J. Williams Highway, Lewes, Sussex County, 19958
Beacon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lewes, Sussex County. The school has 648 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cape Henlopen School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beacon Middle School enrolls 648 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 471 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 13 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beacon Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 6, state house district 14.
Beacon Middle School is one of 9 schools in Cape Henlopen School District, based in Lewes, Delaware. The district serves 6,654 students district-wide and employs 466 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 648 students, Beacon Middle School is close to the district average of about 739 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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