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Milford Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 24% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Milford Senior High School is a public high school in Milford, Delaware, serving 1,315 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Milford School District, which is ranked 22 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Milford Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 14 out of 30 high schools in 2016-2017 to 31 out of 41 high schools in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star during this time period. The school struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom third of Delaware high schools for female, male, African American, and Hispanic students. However, the school's low socioeconomic status students perform relatively better, ranking in the middle of the state.

Academically, Milford Senior High School's proficiency rates on standardized tests are consistently below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in SAT/English Language Arts (40.73%), SAT/Mathematics (5.5%), and DeSSA/Science (14.34%) were all significantly lower than the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.4% and 88.9% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average. When compared to nearby high schools like Sussex Technical High School, Cape Henlopen High School, and POLYTECH High School, Milford Senior High School generally performs worse on key metrics.

1,271

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,426

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1019 North Walnut Street
Milford, DE 19963-1298

(302) 422-1610

District: Milford School District

Feeder schools for Milford Senior High School:

Elementary:	Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School
	Mispillion Elementary
	Morris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhood
	Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School
Middle:	Milford Central Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

African American:

27.5%

Hispanic:

26.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (20% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Delaware average (84% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Delaware avg32%

31^st of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 32Milford 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	25.3	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	20 of 40	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.9	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.9	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.8	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.4	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	16.4	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.3	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.3	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	32 of 40	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	29 of 36	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	18 of 33	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.2	28 of 29	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	33 of 40	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	32 of 36	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	25 of 36	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-7 vs state

Social Studies22%-6 vs state

Essay19%-13 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics6%-13 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, April 19, 2012

I love Milford High School all the teachers are nice and sweet and so are the lunch ladys Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)			SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Essay (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 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Milford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1019 North Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Kent County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 422-1610	1,271	65	19.5		523 (41.1%)	349 (27.5%)	332 (26.1%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	25.3	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%		24.6	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%		14.3				22.1	40.7	5.5	19.4				$16,426
Lake Forest High School	Public	9-12	5407 Killens Pond Road	Felton	19943	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 284-9291	951	51	18.6		537 (56.5%)	241 (25.3%)	83 (8.7%)	18 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)	44	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%		33.5	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%	2		23.2			24.8	40.8	16.6	24.9				$17,976
POLYTECH High School	Public	9-12	823 Walnut Shade Road	Woodside	19901	Kent County	POLYTECH School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3255	1,228	80	15.3		666 (54.2%)	305 (24.8%)	129 (10.5%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (8.2%)	58	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%		60	13^th of 41 public high schools	68.3%	2	72.4	18.0			29.2	56.8	17.0	37.6				$21,677
Positive Outcomes Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	3337 South DuPont Highway	Camden	19934	Kent County	Positive Outcomes Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-8805	119	13	9.1		58 (48.7%)	50 (42.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Caesar Rodney High School	Public	9-12	239 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 697-2161	2,254	128	17.6		984 (43.7%)	733 (32.5%)	259 (11.5%)	97 (4.3%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	172 (7.6%)	65.9	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%		56.3	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%	6	41.0	28.4			27.8	57.6	22.0	37.3				$16,021
Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	14712 Woodbridge Road	Greenwood	19950	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 232-3333	728	47	15.4		298 (40.9%)	169 (23.2%)	211 (29.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.5%)	24.5	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%		26.8	29^th of 41 public high schools	29.3%	3		24.2			14.7	33.5	5.3	13.0				$19,239
Dover High School	Public	9-12	One Dover High Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 241-2400	1,812	88	20.5		340 (18.8%)	1,022 (56.4%)	295 (16.3%)	32 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	10 (0.6%)	103 (5.7%)	29.5	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		27.9	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		24.2	13.1			21.6	28.9	10.6	28.3				$18,334
Cape Henlopen High School	Public	9-12	1250 Kings Highway	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 645-7711	1,889	125	15.1		1,181 (62.5%)	178 (9.4%)	394 (20.9%)	31 (1.6%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (4.9%)	69.5	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%		67.8	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%	3	41.9	21.1			32.4	62.9	29.6	30.9				$19,808
Early College School at Del State	Public, Charter	7-12	1570 North DuPont Highway	Dover	19901	Kent County	Early College High School at Del State	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 857-3510	583	24	24.2		45 (7.7%)	463 (79.4%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	48.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%		56.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%			18.9	56.3	19.3	21.4	47.1	10.0	46.4	35.8	21.8	21.3
Sussex Technical High School	Public	9-12	17099 County Seat Highway	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Sussex Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-0961	1,341	87	15.4		671 (50.0%)	218 (16.3%)	366 (27.3%)	17 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (4.3%)	54.3	16^th of 41 public high schools	61.0%		55.4	19^th of 41 public high schools	53.7%	3		34.3			33.2	44.0	11.3	28.1				$24,815

Frequently Asked Questions about Milford Senior High School

How many students attend Milford Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,271 students attended Milford Senior High School.

What district is Milford Senior High School in?

Milford School District

What is the racial makeup of Milford Senior High School?

Students at Milford Senior High School are 41% White, 27% African American, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Milford Senior High School?

Milford Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School
Elementary : Mispillion Elementary
Elementary : Morris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhood
Elementary : Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School
Middle : Milford Central Academy

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Milford Senior High School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Delaware high schools.

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