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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 579 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPE HENLOPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100017000140
Milton Elementary School
512 Federal Street, Milton, DE 19968 · (302) 684-2516 · Sussex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
DE avg 41.4% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
DE avg 34.0% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 49.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Milton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #24 of 108 ▲ 1 | #6 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #28 of 108 ▼ 3 | #6 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #26 of 127 | #11 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #80 of 119 | #14 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #89 of 120 | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.1% | #7 of 37 | #2 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
582
+155 (+36%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 582 | 39 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 42 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 40 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 34 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 37 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 30% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 42% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (444 to 582); teachers up 5% (37 to 39).
About Milton Elementary School
Milton Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Milton, Delaware. The school enrolls 582 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Delaware, the average enrollment is about 461.
Besides Milton Elementary School, Cape Henlopen School District runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 6,654 students.
More than half of enrollment at Milton Elementary School is White: 58%. Next come 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White. The diversity index for Milton Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Milton Elementary School, there are about 14.9 students; the school has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Delaware average 13.9:1.
For Sussex County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $81,497 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Milton Elementary School, Sussex County has 55 public schools.
Milton Elementary School's nearest public school is Mariner Middle School (about 0.5 miles). There are 3 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 427 students in 2020-21 to 582 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.6:1 to 14.9:1.
This page is set up for the Milton Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
255,626
Census ACS
Median income
$81,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
32,366 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cape Henlopen School District
- Cape Henlopen High SchoolHigh · 1,889 students
- Love Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Lewes Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Rehoboth Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- H. O. Brittingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Other schools in Milton
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- H. O. Brittingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Other Milton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Milton Elementary. Milton Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Milton Elementary SchoolLafayette, LA · 1,261 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 651 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolMilton, VT · 625 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolMilton, WV · 509 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolMilton, NH · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Mariner Middle School0.5 mi · 552
- H. O. Brittingham Elementary School0.6 mi · 506
- Sussex Consortium4.8 mi · 439
- Sussex Academy5.9 mi · 1,182
- North Georgetown Elementary School6.5 mi · 754
- Georgetown Elementary School7.3 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Milton Elementary SchoolHow large is Milton Elementary School?
Milton Elementary School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Milton Elementary School serve?
Milton Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Milton Elementary School have?
Milton Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Milton Elementary School?
At Milton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Milton Elementary School public or private?
Milton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cape Henlopen School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.