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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
430
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 18.2:1
% White
93%
was 91%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in MILFORD, Nebraska, MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an expansive elementary campus, run under MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It hosts 430 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 58% larger than that benchmark.
MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 809 students. MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Seward County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.9%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Seward County put median household earnings sit near $82,444, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Seward County (combined enrollment of about 2,809 students).
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 67.1%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 433 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
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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
Nearby schools
- MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 379
- DORCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 141
- DORCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL9.2 mi · 89
- 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.
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