Frederick D Thomas Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 451 students
Beacon Middle School
19483 John J. Williams Highway, Lewes, DE 19958
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
427
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cape Henlopen School District
Sussex County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 36 Delaware middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Delaware middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Beacon Middle School
Beacon Middle School is a magnet middle school in Lewes, Delaware, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Cape Henlopen School District. The school is located in a town in Sussex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 427 students were enrolled, with about 10.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Delaware middle school (14.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 36 Delaware middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 427 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Cape Henlopen School District
- County
- Sussex County
- NCES school ID
- 100017000037
Schools near Beacon Middle School
All 7 schools in Lewes →
Mariner Middle School
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 552 students
Millsboro Middle School
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Georgetown Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 861 students
Selbyville Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 770 students
Sandman Consolidated School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 332 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.