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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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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
637
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.0% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(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%
41%
51%
41%
50%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
39%
46%
41%
40%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
38%
41%
46%
15%
30%
    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
14
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 137 21.5%
Grade 2 118 18.5%
Grade 3 131 20.6%
Grade 4 119 18.7%
Grade 5 132 20.7%
Total 637 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.5% 48.4% 43.8%
Black 20.6% 26.4% 31.8%
Hispanic 30.3% 23.8% 19.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.0% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 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 31,477 1,018,396
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 190.5 517
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.8% 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 21.1% 19.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,017 389,000
Single Parent Households With Children 14.0% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.5% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.0% 20.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.3% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.0% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.7% 14.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.0% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,584 $32,186,496 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,109 $4,706,596 8.0%
Staff $463 $1,964,972 3.3%
General Administration $110 $466,840 0.8%
School Administration $749 $3,178,756 5.4%
Operation $1,117 $4,740,548 8.0%
Transportation $998 $4,235,512 7.2%
Other $272 $1,154,368 2.0%
Total Support $4,818 $20,447,592 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,480 $6,281,120 10.7%
Total Expenditures $13,881 $58,910,964 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,504 $1,329,903,646 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,810 $253,332,080 9.6%
Staff $620 $86,740,356 3.3%
General Administration $169 $23,596,455 0.9%
School Administration $881 $123,245,067 4.7%
Operation $1,693 $236,883,323 9.0%
Transportation $893 $124,955,667 4.7%
Other $560 $78,376,073 3.0%
Total Support $6,625 $927,097,293 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,695 $377,122,409 14.3%
Total Expenditures $18,824 $2,634,113,333 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%