For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,013 students in Milford School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Delaware.
Public Middle School in Milford School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Delaware public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Delaware public middle school average of 64% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
6 Schools
76 Schools
# Students
4,523 Students
51,262 Students
# Teachers
267 Teachers
3,444 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Milford School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 42 school districts in Delaware (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#24 out of 42 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
21%
Graduation Rate
84%
88.9%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)27.9%
24.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
25%
20%
% Black
27%
33%
% White
42%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,510 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,095. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,919 is less than the state median of $23,020. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$79 MM
$3,141 MM
Spending
$77 MM
$3,273 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,510
$22,095
Spending / Student
$16,919
$23,020
Best Milford School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Milford Central Academy
(Math: 18% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1021 N Walnut Street
Milford, DE 19963
(302) 430-7900
Milford, DE 19963
(302) 430-7900
Gr: 6-8 | 1,013 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
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