Milton Elementary School

Milton Elementary School is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Milton, Delaware, one of the schools within Cape Henlopen School District, works with 582 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 26% bigger than typical.

Cape Henlopen School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 6,654 students; Milton Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Milton Elementary School logs that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Milton Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sussex County put median household income runs about $81,497, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Milton Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students).

Mariner Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Milton Elementary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Milton Elementary School's enrollment has increased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 582). The Black share of enrollment fell from 13% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.