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Schools in Ellendale

Ellendale’s public schools

Milford School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ellendale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools above Delaware’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Delaware’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 29% vs DE $22.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
DE 14.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,523 students on the public path
In brief

Ellendale’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Ellendale’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. Milford Central Academy places highest (better than 46%); Mispillion Elementary lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ellendale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KMorris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhoodin LincolnNo scores
1–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–8Milford Central Academyin MilfordB−
9–12Milford Senior High Schoolin MilfordC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Milford School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Milford School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 4,523 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (DE 14.7)
$15,795DE $22,312 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 42.2% · 2206 students tested
Math22%
State average 29.2% · 2236 students tested

Ellendale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Ellendale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ellendale—Milford

Every school in Ellendale

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Delaware’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ellendalein other towns
Morris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lincoln
438 students13:1Rate it →
Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Milford
C+
693 students15:1Rate it →
Mispillion Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Milford
C
568 students15:1Rate it →
Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Milford
C
540 students17:1Rate it →
Milford Central Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Milford
B−
1,013 students19:1Rate it →
Milford Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Milford
C
1,271 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Ellendale’s schools

Are Ellendale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ellendale. Milford School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ellendale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ellendale in?

Milford School District.

Where do Ellendale kids go to high school?

Milford Senior High School.

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What Ellendale families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.