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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317371001238
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1200 WEST 1ST STREET, MILFORD, NE 68405 · (402) 761-2408 · Seward County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
99 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
62.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 430 | 23.0% | 60.9% |
| ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARLINGTON | 372 | 25.3% | 73.6% |
| WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAHOO | 475 | 27.6% | 60.4% |
| BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY BLAIR | 397 | 23.4% | 75.4% |
| SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEWARD | 558 | 22.2% | 71.1% |
| CONESTOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MURRAY | 376 | 27.1% | 65.8% |
Matched among Nebraska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #209 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #241 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #264 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #108 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #185 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #361 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #268 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #219 of 220 |
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
430
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 430 | 30.2 | 14.2:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 30.8 | 13.9:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 30.6 | 15.1:1 | 26% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 23.8 | 18.2:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 21% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 19% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 20% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (433 to 430); teachers up 27% (23.8 to 30.2).
About MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in MILFORD, Nebraska, is a large elementary school. Enrolled students number 430 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 58% higher than the average for elementary schools in Nebraska, which is about 272.
MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS counts 809 students in its 2 schools, and MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
The student body at MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 93% White. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic and 2% Black. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 22% average for public schools in Seward County.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -7.5 points: 60.9% actual, 68.3% predicted.
Census estimates describe Seward County this way: the median household income is $82,444, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Seward County has 7 other public schools.
The shortest distance from MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 430 students in 2024-25, 20 fewer than the 450 it had in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Seward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,641
Census ACS
Median income
$82,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Milford Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Milford Elementary. MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Milford Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 389 students
- Milford Elementary SchoolMilford, IN · 262 students
- Milford ElemMilford, KS · 86 students
Nearby schools
- MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 379
- DORCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL9.2 mi · 89
- DORCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 141
- SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL10.3 mi · 511
- SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 558
- SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL10.7 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-06.
Is MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.