Beacon Middle School

Summary:

Beacon Middle School is a public middle school located in Lewes, Delaware, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 648 students. The school is part of the Cape Henlopen School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beacon Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Beacon Middle School's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 68.46% to 69.55%, compared to the state average of 38.39% to 40.84%. In Mathematics, Beacon Middle School's proficiency rates ranged from 54.73% to 58.67%, compared to the state average of 24.81% to 27.92%. The school also outperforms the state and district in DeSSA Science and Social Studies assessments for 8th grade. Beacon Middle School has consistently ranked among the top 5-10 middle schools in Delaware over the past several years, with a ranking of 5 out of 54 middle schools in the state for the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to other middle schools in the Cape Henlopen and Indian River school districts, Mariner Middle School, the closest middle school in the same district, has lower proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, as well as a lower statewide ranking. Schools in the Indian River district, such as Selbyville Middle School and Georgetown Middle School, also lag behind Beacon Middle School in academic performance and statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 19483 John J. Williams Highway
       Lewes, DE  19958


(302) 645-6288

District: Cape Henlopen School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
5th of 54 Delaware Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,093 Help


Students who attend Beacon Middle School usually attend:

High:    Cape Henlopen High School

Feeder schools for Beacon Middle School:

Elementary:    Lewes Elementary School
    Rehoboth Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  648

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.7%
Hispanic:
12.0%
African American:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Beacon Middle School ranks better than 90.7% of middle schools in Delaware. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.98. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.7%), Hispanic (12%), African American (7.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beacon Middle School is 13.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beacon Middle School is $13,093.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beacon Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Beacon Middle School 5th of 54 Delaware public middle schools. (See Beacon Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Cape Henlopen School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cape Henlopen School District 2nd of 32 Delaware school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Beacon Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 86.22 4th 38 89.5%
2012 86.51 4th 38 89.5%
2013 88.57 3rd 37 91.9%
2015 84.96 8th 49 83.7%
2016 89.06 4th 35 88.6%
2017 88.97 3rd 35 91.4%
2018 86.24 5th 35 85.7%
2019 85.34 9th 52 82.7%
2021 87.16 5th 47 89.4%
2022 90.35 5th 51 90.2%
2023 92.87 5th 53 90.6%
2024 91.98 5th 54 90.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 69.77 2nd 7 71.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 70.45 1st 9 88.9%
2022 88.07 1st 9 88.9%
2023 73.36 2nd 5 60.0%
2024 78.93 2nd 9 77.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 83.26 4th 41 90.2%
2021 92.01 1st 19 94.7%
2022 94.73 2nd 38 94.7%
2023 82.10 5th 40 87.5%
2024 76.44 5th 39 87.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 88.27 3rd 49 93.9%
2021 90.02 4th 38 89.5%
2022 91.66 5th 50 90.0%
2023 94.75 4th 50 92.0%
2024 88.86 6th 49 87.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 84.46 8th 49 83.7%
2021 82.74 7th 38 81.6%
2022 83.25 10th 50 80.0%
2023 88.03 7th 50 86.0%
2024 90.61 6th 49 87.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.20 18th 44 59.1%
2022 63.39 11th 41 73.2%
2023 49.52 18th 43 58.1%
2024 67.82 9th 42 78.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 91.98 2nd 35 94.3%
2021 88.63 1st 18 94.4%
2022 81.17 5th 37 86.5%
2023 93.94 3rd 37 91.9%
2024 84.56 5th 37 86.5%
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Rank History for White students at Beacon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 83.07 4th 43 90.7%
2021 89.03 4th 41 90.2%
2022 89.04 4th 45 91.1%
2023 91.63 5th 44 88.6%
2024 92.14 3rd 45 93.3%
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Data source: test scores: Delaware Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Beacon Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 406 142 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1989 299 89 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 388
1990 324 85 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 410
1991 422 106 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1992 577 167 7 4 1 n/a n/a 0 756
1993 620 175 10 6 1 n/a n/a 0 812
1994 638 179 10 8 1 n/a n/a 0 836
1995 602 172 9 4 2 n/a n/a 0 789
1996 602 172 9 4 2 n/a n/a 0 789
1997 597 146 8 2 2 n/a n/a 0 755
1998 613 153 4 7 2 n/a n/a 0 779
1999 623 132 10 8 4 n/a n/a 0 777
2000 647 132 9 15 6 n/a n/a 0 809
2001 598 104 10 11 7 n/a n/a 0 730
2002 670 116 16 18 9 n/a n/a 0 829
2003 670 116 16 18 9 n/a n/a 0 829
2004 457 83 7 17 4 n/a n/a 0 568
2005 414 66 13 17 5 n/a n/a 0 515
2006 396 76 18 23 4 n/a n/a 0 517
2007 365 73 20 18 7 n/a n/a 0 483
2008 407 68 18 19 6 n/a n/a 0 518
2009 396 86 16 24 5 n/a n/a 0 527
2010 390 70 13 25 4 n/a n/a 0 502
2011 361 57 14 39 3 0 17 0 491
2012 380 53 15 46 2 0 24 0 520
2013 416 54 15 52 1 0 24 0 562
2014 404 63 13 53 3 1 22 0 559
2015 422 63 10 51 3 1 13 0 563
2016 433 59 12 49 3 1 16 0 573
2017 465 65 12 56 5 2 21 0 626
2018 475 60 15 63 3 1 28 0 645
2019 504 63 13 69 3 1 30 0 683
2020 520 70 14 86 2 0 23 0 715
2021 500 65 11 79 7 2 15 0 679
2022 474 65 12 99 5 1 15 0 671
2023 471 51 13 78 6 1 28 0 648

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beacon Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 550 24.5 22.4 18.7
1989 388 23.0 16.8 32.5
1990 410 23.0 17.8 37.3
1991 528 32.0 16.5 24.1
1992 756 49.2 15.3 23.9
1993 812 49.2 16.5 25.7
1994 836 49.0 17.1 25.2
1995 789 49.0 16.1 30.8
1996 789 49.0 16.1 30.8
1997 755 46.0 16.4 29.9
1998 779 48.0 16.2 32.6
1999 777 56.0 13.9 34.7
2000 809 59.0 13.7 32.4
2001 730 51.0 14.3 27.7
2002 829 48.0 17.3 29.7
2003 829 48.0 17.3 29.7
2004 568 32.0 17.8 29.2
2005 515 33.0 15.6 29.5
2006 517 33.0 15.7 27.9
2007 483 36.0 13.4 29
2008 518 36.0 14.4 27
2009 527 35.0 15.1 27.3
2010 502 34.0 14.7 31.9
2011 491 34.0 14.4 38.1
2012 520 38.0 13.6 43.5
2013 562 39.0 14.4 40
2014 559 40.0 13.9 34
2015 563 40.0 14.0 31.1
2016 573 40.0 14.3 28.6
2017 626 40.0 15.6 n/a
2018 645 41.0 15.7 n/a
2019 683 43.0 15.8 n/a
2020 715 47.0 15.2 n/a
2021 679 47.0 14.4 n/a
2022 671 49.0 13.6 n/a
2023 648 48.0 13.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Beacon Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 550 24.5 22.4 18.7
1989 388 23.0 16.8 32.5
1990 410 23.0 17.8 37.3
1991 528 32.0 16.5 24.1
1992 756 49.2 15.3 23.9
1993 812 49.2 16.5 25.7
1994 836 49.0 17.1 25.2
1995 789 49.0 16.1 30.8
1996 789 49.0 16.1 30.8
1997 755 46.0 16.4 29.9
1998 779 48.0 16.2 32.6
1999 777 56.0 13.9 34.7
2000 809 59.0 13.7 32.4
2001 730 51.0 14.3 27.7
2002 829 48.0 17.3 29.7
2003 829 48.0 17.3 29.7
2004 568 32.0 17.8 29.2
2005 515 33.0 15.6 29.5
2006 517 33.0 15.7 27.9
2007 483 36.0 13.4 29
2008 518 36.0 14.4 27
2009 527 35.0 15.1 27.3
2010 502 34.0 14.7 31.9
2011 491 34.0 14.4 38.1
2012 520 38.0 13.6 43.5
2013 562 39.0 14.4 40
2014 559 40.0 13.9 34
2015 563 40.0 14.0 31.1
2016 573 40.0 14.3 28.6
2017 626 40.0 15.6 n/a
2018 645 41.0 15.7 n/a
2019 683 43.0 15.8 n/a
2020 715 47.0 15.2 n/a
2021 679 47.0 14.4 n/a
2022 671 49.0 13.6 n/a
2023 648 48.0 13.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Beacon Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $391 (3.0%) $15,473 (118.2%) $13,093

Data source: Delaware Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Beacon Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 9th of 52 Middle schoolsRanks 5th of 53 Middle schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Beacon Middle School)68.972.2
 3.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cape Henlopen School District)61.754.8
 6.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)51.935
 16.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Beacon Middle School)5461.5
 7.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cape Henlopen School District)43.149.4
 6.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)37.626.5
 11.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Beacon Middle School)72.868.5
 4.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Cape Henlopen School District)68.155.1
 13%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)54.642.6
 12%
7th Grade Mathematics (Beacon Middle School)71.657.9
 13.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cape Henlopen School District)60.446.3
 14.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)4128.9
 12.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Beacon Middle School)82.864.7
 18.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Cape Henlopen School District)74.352.6
 21.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)52.141.3
 10.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Beacon Middle School)75.953.2
 22.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cape Henlopen School District)64.345
 19.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)3824.3
 13.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students683648
 5.1%
African American6351
 19%
American Indian36
 100%
Asian1313
Hispanic6978
 13%
Pacific Islander11
White504471
 6.5%
Two or More Races3028
 6.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Beacon Middle School

Students at Beacon Middle School are 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 648 students attended Beacon Middle School.

Students who attend Beacon Middle School usually go on to attend Cape Henlopen High School

Yes. Beacon Middle School ranks in the top 9.3% of Delaware middle schools.


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