Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School is a substantial elementary school in Milford, Delaware, overseen by Milford School District. The school educates 693 students in grades 1 through 5. That puts it 50% larger than the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 461 students.

Within Milford School District, which oversees 6 schools and 4,523 students, Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 28% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, On paper, Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sussex County) records that median household earnings sit near $81,497, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Sussex County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students), Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Mispillion Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 41%: 490 students in 2018 compared to 693 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.