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East Millsboro Elementary School

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East Millsboro Elementary School ranks 73 rd of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

East Millsboro Elementary School in Millsboro, DE, serves 820 students in grades K-5 and is part of the Indian River School District. Once a top-10 school in Delaware, it has experienced a significant decline over the past decade, dropping from the 89th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 31st percentile by 2025-2026.

The school's biggest challenges appear in the early grades. In 2025-2026, only about 28% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts and 30% in math, compared to state averages of 40% and 43% respectively. However, by 5th grade, math proficiency actually exceeds the state average, and 5th grade social studies is a clear bright spot with 64% proficiency—beating both district and state averages. This suggests the school may need to focus on building stronger foundational skills in the primary grades. Attendance has been improving, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 24.5% to 17.6% over the past two years, which is better than the district average.

When compared to nearby schools, the decline appears school-specific rather than district-wide. Lord Baltimore Elementary, just 10 miles away, maintains a top-tier ranking in the 84th percentile, while Southern Delaware School of the Arts remains strong at the 77th percentile. Clayton (John M.) Elementary, with a similar demographic profile, outperforms East Millsboro in most subjects. The school also spends less per student ($12,770) than nearby schools like Clayton ($15,855) and Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary ($15,914), and has larger class sizes (16:1 student-teacher ratio vs. 12:1 at Clayton). While the overall trend is concerning, the improving attendance and strong 5th-grade social studies performance suggest areas of strength that could be leveraged for a turnaround.

820

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,572

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

29346 Iron Branch Road
Millsboro, DE 19966-1199

(302) 934-3222

District: Indian River School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

22.6%

African American:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 54 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

Delaware avg42%

73^rd of 107

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 54 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Indian River School District

10^th of 34Indian River School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	73 of 107	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	62 of 109	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	40 of 103	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	40 of 104	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	51 of 95	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.3	18 of 105	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	9 of 85	89.4%	★★★★★
2017	86.9	10 of 86	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	12 of 86	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	28 of 108	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	82.5	8 of 36	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	91.0	1 of 91	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	81.4	16 of 90	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	11 of 91	87.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	31 of 68	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	25 of 72	65.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	78.2	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	73 of 98	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	54 of 97	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	43 of 89	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	42 of 90	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.8	58 of 67	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.3	15 of 99	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	31 of 43	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	17 of 42	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	2 of 37	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.3	24 of 62	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	11 of 92	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	78 of 98	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	45 of 89	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	29 of 90	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	36 of 67	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.6	14 of 99	85.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	51.2	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	67 of 78	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	53 of 77	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	50 of 73	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	45 of 75	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	46 of 65	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.3	10 of 82	87.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2019)86th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)50th percentile-33 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies39%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

English Language Arts31%-12 vs state

Science24%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)		DeSSA Social Studies (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
East Millsboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	29346 Iron Branch Road	Millsboro	19966	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 934-3222	820	51	16.0	30.1%	426 (52.0%)	133 (16.2%)	185 (22.6%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.5%)	30.7	73^rd of 107 public elementary schools	31.8%		39.1	62^nd of 109 public elementary schools	43.1%	11	24.2		20.4	64.2				27.8	26.4	39.5				30.4	30.1	34.7				$17,572
Clayton (John M.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	252 Clayton Ave	Frankford	19945	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 732-3808	446	37	12.0	23.8%	235 (52.7%)	55 (12.3%)	142 (31.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	50.6	52^nd of 107 public elementary schools	51.4%		49.1	49^th of 109 public elementary schools	55.0%	3	18.1		34.7	62.9				47.6	40.8	51.4				54.0	42.1	29.2				$24,910
Long Neck Elementary School	Public	K-5	26064 School Lane	Millsboro	19966	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 945-6200	712	46	15.4	34.7%	343 (48.2%)	91 (12.8%)	200 (28.1%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.6%)	33.7	69^th of 107 public elementary schools	35.5%		35.7	66^th of 109 public elementary schools	39.4%	3	19.5		26.3	53.4				27.7	35.0	33.1				41.6	46.2	26.3				$17,842
Southern Delaware School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	27 Hosier Street	Selbyville	19975	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	Yes	No	No	(302) 436-1066	404	32	12.6	10.4%	305 (75.5%)	9 (2.2%)	57 (14.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	79.3	24^th of 107 public elementary schools	77.6%		79.9	23^rd of 109 public elementary schools	78.9%	1	31.8	12.8	56.8	75.0	57.5	71.7	61.7	51.2	54.6	61.4	56.1	57.5	48.9	62.8	72.7	47.7	46.3	46.7	46.8	$20,970
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	301-A West Market Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-1940	825	60	13.7	29.2%	211 (25.6%)	117 (14.2%)	468 (56.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	33.5	70^th of 107 public elementary schools	34.6%		31.6	71^st of 109 public elementary schools	34.9%	1	20.0		30.2	46.3				22.7	38.3	39.4				35.7	46.4	29.0				$20,642
Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Bethany Road	Selbyville	19975	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 436-1040	297	25	11.8	27.6%	153 (51.5%)	40 (13.5%)	87 (29.3%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	57.1	41^st of 107 public elementary schools	61.7%		51.4	47^th of 109 public elementary schools	56.9%	6	35.2		34.9	67.9				51.6	20.5	38.9				54.8	34.1	57.4				$25,163
Lord Baltimore Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean View	19970	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 537-2700	557	42	13.2	14.4%	432 (77.6%)	27 (4.8%)	58 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	82.9	17^th of 107 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.9	13^th of 109 public elementary schools	88.1%	4	38.5		50.9	80.2				65.1	54.6	54.4				80.2	70.4	49.5				$20,679
North Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	664 North Bedford Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 855-2430	754	49	15.5	25.2%	133 (17.6%)	53 (7.0%)	548 (72.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	20.8	83^rd of 107 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.4	81^st of 109 public elementary schools	25.7%	2	11.8		17.1	46.4				16.5	21.4	38.9				21.1	28.8	36.2				$18,525
Love Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	19488 John J. Williams Hwy	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 703-3456	631	42	15.0	13.6%	443 (70.2%)	24 (3.8%)	84 (13.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.5%)	80.2	21^st of 107 public elementary schools	80.4%		84.6	15^th of 109 public elementary schools	86.2%	6	43.6		38.7	69.1				56.4	62.0	67.3				60.7	56.6	60.2				$19,701
Milton Elementary School	Public	K-5	512 Federal Street	Milton	19968	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 684-2516	582	39	14.9	16.8%	337 (57.9%)	42 (7.2%)	159 (27.3%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	76.4	29^th of 107 public elementary schools	72.9%		65.4	33^rd of 109 public elementary schools	69.7%	4	33.7		43.2	70.5				63.4	53.3	52.6				67.9	60.9	47.4				$19,649

Frequently Asked Questions about East Millsboro Elementary School

What district is East Millsboro Elementary School in?

Indian River School District

Is East Millsboro Elementary School a good school?

East Millsboro Elementary School ranks 73^rd of 107 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Millsboro Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 820 students attended East Millsboro Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of East Millsboro Elementary School?

Students at East Millsboro Elementary School are 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of East Millsboro Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Millsboro Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Sussex Central High School

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2023–24 dropout ratesNewNov 2, 2026

2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 29, 2026

2025–26 DeSSA, SAT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresAug 18, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataMar 23, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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