Lake Forest South Elementary School

Delaware Department of Education figures for this public school: 2024–25 fall enrollment and student groups, 2025–26 Smarter Balanced, SAT and DeSSA results, graduation for the class of 2023, dropouts, growth, ninth-grade on-track, 2024–25 chronic absence and discipline, and classroom teachers with their average salary — with federal CRDC 2023–24 Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment counts, labelled as federal. DDOE redacts results for small groups and near 0% or 100%; a redacted result is absent here, not zero. This dated record does not certify current operation.

NCES school code: 100079000097
District: Lake Forest School District
Grades in source year: KG-03
Chronically absent students (2020-2021): 25.94%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2021-2022): 18.31%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2022-2023): 20.53%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2023-2024): 21.04%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2024-2025): 18.38%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent: low-income students (2024-2025): 23.22%. DDOE Student Attendance: low-income students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of low-income students enrolled. DDOE's figure for the group; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Chronically absent: students with disabilities (2024-2025): 21.05%. DDOE Student Attendance: students with disabilities absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students with disabilities enrolled. DDOE's figure for the group; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an in-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2021-2022): 1.41%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one in-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2021-2022): 2.58%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2022-2023): 1.69%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2023-2024): 1.24%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 2.63%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
End-of-year enrollment (enrolled at least one day) (2024-2025): 457 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, end-of-year enrollment: every student actively enrolled in the organisation for at least one day of the school year, so it is larger than any single-day count. It is the denominator DDOE uses for the student-group shares.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2015-2016): 469 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2016-2017): 465 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2017-2018): 479 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2018-2019): 448 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2019-2020): 426 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2020-2021): 388 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2021-2022): 386 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2022-2023): 379 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2023-2024): 371 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2024-2025): 407 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
English language arts proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced) (2023-2024): 53.09%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced English language arts assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
English language arts proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced) (2024-2025): 32.69%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced English language arts assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
English language arts proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced) (2025-2026): 38.1%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced English language arts assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
English language arts proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced): low-income students (2025-2026): 28.26%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced English language arts assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). Low-income students only, as DDOE defines the group. It is DDOE's own figure for the group, not a comparison between groups. A redacted result is absent, not zero.
English language arts proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced): students with disabilities (2025-2026): 20%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced English language arts assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). Students with disabilities only, as DDOE defines the group. It is DDOE's own figure for the group, not a comparison between groups. A redacted result is absent, not zero.
Math proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced) (2023-2024): 53.09%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced mathematics assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Math proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced) (2024-2025): 37.5%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced mathematics assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Math proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced) (2025-2026): 45.71%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced mathematics assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Math proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced): low-income students (2025-2026): 32.61%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced mathematics assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). Low-income students only, as DDOE defines the group. It is DDOE's own figure for the group, not a comparison between groups. A redacted result is absent, not zero.
Math proficiency, grades 3–8 (Smarter Balanced): students with disabilities (2025-2026): 24%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the Smarter Balanced mathematics assessment (grades 3–8) who scored proficient (level 3 or above). Students with disabilities only, as DDOE defines the group. It is DDOE's own figure for the group, not a comparison between groups. A redacted result is absent, not zero.
Average years of experience: classroom teachers (2024-2025): 15 years. DDOE Educator Average Salary: average years of experience in education of full-time staff in the position.
Average salary: all staff (2021-2022): $56,193.42. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2022-2023): $57,892.51. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2023-2024): $59,410.63. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2024-2025): $62,694.97. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2021-2022): $59,044.50. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2022-2023): $61,507.57. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2023-2024): $63,522.82. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2024-2025): $68,911.55. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2021-2022): 48.9 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2022-2023): 50.9 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2023-2024): 44 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2024-2025): 50 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2025-2026): 54.9 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2021-2022): 32 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2022-2023): 32 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2023-2024): 27 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2024-2025): 28 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2025-2026): 29 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
English learners (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 3.5%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students experiencing homelessness (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 3.06%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students from low-income households (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 46.17%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Military-connected students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 3.06%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students with disabilities (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 20.79%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
African American students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 21.66%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
Hispanic or Latino students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 9.41%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
Multiracial students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 10.94%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
White students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025): 57.11%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.

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