Lord Baltimore Elementary School

Lord Baltimore Elementary School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Ocean View, Delaware, part of Indian River School District, enrolling 557 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 461.

Indian River School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 10,753 students. Lord Baltimore Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Lord Baltimore Elementary School logs that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Sussex County as a whole.

On the resource side, Lord Baltimore Elementary School logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sussex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $81,497 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sussex County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students), Lord Baltimore Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Indian River High School, around 7.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lord Baltimore Elementary School has edged down 14%, going from 647 students in 2018 to 557 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.