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Ross (lulu M.) Elementary School

Serves grades 1 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
310 Lovers Lane
Milford, DE 19963
Phone
(302) 422-1640
District
Milford School District
County
SUSSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
689
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.9% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Ross (lulu M.) Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
42%
51%
40%
50%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
39%
48%
39%
45%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
39%
42%
44%
32%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 126 18.3%
Grade 2 169 24.5%
Grade 3 139 20.2%
Grade 4 120 17.4%
Grade 5 135 19.6%
Total 689 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.9% 46.3% 41.7%
Black 24.6% 27.5% 32.5%
Hispanic 28.1% 24.7% 20.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.1% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 0.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 34,231 1,031,890
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 209.1 525
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.9% 30.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 20.3% 20.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,463 396,209
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.6% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.2% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.0% 22.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 18.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.7% 16.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.7% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.8% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 8.4% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,687 $35,323,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,282 $5,893,000 8.8%
Staff $605 $2,781,000 4.1%
General Administration $105 $483,000 0.7%
School Administration $739 $3,397,000 5.1%
Operation $1,216 $5,589,000 8.3%
Transportation $1,056 $4,851,000 7.2%
Other $351 $1,611,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,355 $24,605,000 36.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,558 $7,161,000 10.7%
Total Expenditures $14,600 $67,089,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,129 $1,436,706,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,073 $294,086,000 10.0%
Staff $773 $109,662,000 3.7%
General Administration $179 $25,412,000 0.9%
School Administration $907 $128,702,000 4.4%
Operation $2,101 $297,980,000 10.1%
Transportation $952 $134,981,000 4.6%
Other $746 $105,766,000 3.6%
Total Support $7,731 $1,096,589,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,932 $415,892,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $20,792 $2,949,187,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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