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East Millsboro Elementary School

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East Millsboro Elementary School ranks 62 nd of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

East Millsboro Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 875 students in grades K-5 in the Indian River School District in Millsboro, Delaware. While the district is ranked 10 out of 32 in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, East Millsboro Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 9th out of 85 Delaware elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 62nd out of 109 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also declined from 5 stars in 2017-2018 to 2 stars in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools like Milton Elementary and Rehoboth Elementary in the Cape Henlopen School District, which have maintained higher rankings and ratings, East Millsboro Elementary has lower rankings for its female, male, and economically disadvantaged student subgroups compared to the state averages. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are generally lower than the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas.

One concerning trend at East Millsboro Elementary is the consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.0% to 25.7% over the past few years. While the school's spending per student of $12,770 in 2018-2019 is slightly higher than the state average, it is lower than some of the nearby schools in the Cape Henlopen School District. To address these challenges, the school may benefit from examining the practices of higher-performing nearby schools and implementing targeted strategies to improve student outcomes.

820

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,572

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29346 Iron Branch Road
Millsboro, DE 19966-1199

(302) 934-3222

District: Indian River School District

Students who attend East Millsboro Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Millsboro Middle School
High:	Sussex Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

22.6%

African American:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (34% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg37%

Delaware avg40%

62^nd of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

10^th of 32Indian 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies39%-6 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Science26%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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		426 (52.0%)	133 (16.2%)	185 (22.6%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.5%)	39.1	62^nd of 109 public elementary schools	43.1%		45.1	52^nd of 106 public elementary schools	50.9%	10	25.5		19.5	56.8				24.6	28.5	44.3				27.7	46.0	39.7				$17,572
Clayton (John M.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	252 Clayton Ave	Frankford	19939	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 732-3808	446	37	12.0		235 (52.7%)	55 (12.3%)	142 (31.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	49.1	49^th of 109 public elementary schools	55.0%		42.6	57^th of 106 public elementary schools	46.2%	8	17.1		26.3	62.8				31.5	42.7	41.9				48.0	53.7	33.0				$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		343 (48.2%)	91 (12.8%)	200 (28.1%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.6%)	35.7	66^th of 109 public elementary schools	39.4%		39.3	60^th of 106 public elementary schools	43.4%	6	18.2		24.6	38.0				36.6	28.9	33.6				43.1	39.8	33.6				$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		305 (75.5%)	9 (2.2%)	57 (14.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	79.9	23^rd of 109 public elementary schools	78.9%		81.5	16^th of 106 public elementary schools	84.9%	7	29.6	26.5	52.3	65.9	61.7	87.5	54.6	57.1	54.6	63.6	55.3	70.8	54.3	73.5	59.1	40.9	44.7	54.2	44.1	$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		211 (25.6%)	117 (14.2%)	468 (56.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	31.6	71^st of 109 public elementary schools	34.9%		37.6	63^rd of 106 public elementary schools	40.6%	8	14.1		14.8	35.5				35.0	24.7	41.0				44.3	32.9	34.5				$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		153 (51.5%)	40 (13.5%)	87 (29.3%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	51.4	47^th of 109 public elementary schools	56.9%		61.1	35^th of 106 public elementary schools	67.0%	12	25.0		34.6	60.0				16.3	45.3	44.4				28.0	58.5	55.6				$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		432 (77.6%)	27 (4.8%)	58 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	84.9	13^th of 109 public elementary schools	88.1%		89.5	9^th of 106 public elementary schools	91.5%	4	40.2		42.6	84.8				67.0	49.0	66.3				77.7	53.9	66.3				$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		133 (17.6%)	53 (7.0%)	548 (72.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	24.4	81^st of 109 public elementary schools	25.7%		30.1	75^th of 106 public elementary schools	29.2%	6	18.8		15.4	51.2				12.2	21.4	34.4				21.0	33.1	30.5				$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		443 (70.2%)	24 (3.8%)	84 (13.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.5%)	84.6	15^th of 109 public elementary schools	86.2%		87.7	11^th of 106 public elementary schools	89.6%	4	47.7		42.2	65.7				56.2	66.0	71.0				55.7	59.2	62.0				$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		337 (57.9%)	42 (7.2%)	159 (27.3%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	65.4	33^rd of 109 public elementary schools	69.7%		65.6	29^th of 106 public elementary schools	72.6%	4	30.5		25.3	64.8				60.0	42.3	48.1				54.7	58.8	43.8				$19,649

Frequently Asked Questions about East Millsboro Elementary School

Is East Millsboro Elementary School a good school?

East Millsboro Elementary School ranks 62^nd of 109 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of East Millsboro Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Millsboro Middle School
High : Sussex Central High 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 district is East Millsboro Elementary School in?

Indian River School District

How many students attend East Millsboro Elementary School?

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

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