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Milford Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 20% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Milford Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school in Milford, DE, serving 1,271 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Milford School District. The school has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, moving from a mid-tier position in 2015-2016 to the bottom quartile of Delaware high schools by 2025-2026.

Academic performance at Milford Senior High School is a major concern for parents to consider. In the most recent testing year, only 30.8% of 11th graders were proficient in English Language Arts on the SAT, compared to the state average of 44.02%. The gap is even more pronounced in mathematics, where just 6.16% of students were proficient versus the state's 18.16%—the lowest rate among all comparable schools in the region, including Dover High School (7.31%) and Woodbridge High School (9.74%). The school's graduation rate of 83.7% also trails the state average of 88.9%, and its dropout rate of 7.1% is nearly double the state average. Perhaps most telling is the comparison to Lake Forest High School, located just 7.77 miles away, which outperforms Milford in nearly every academic metric despite serving a similar rural community.

There are some positive developments worth noting. Chronic absenteeism improved dramatically from 47.7% in 2023-2024 to 19.0% in 2024-2025, suggesting that targeted interventions may be working. The school also spends $12,445 per student and maintains a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1, which is higher than most nearby schools. However, the school's historical strength in supporting economically disadvantaged students appears to be eroding, with performance for this group dropping sharply in the most recent year. While the attendance improvement offers hope, Milford Senior High School faces urgent challenges that families should carefully weigh when considering educational options.

1,271

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,426

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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 — 55th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (19% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Delaware average (7% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Delaware avg31%

33^rd of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 34Milford 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	20.8	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.8	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.5	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.5	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	17.0	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.7	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.1	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-13 vs state

Essay30%-13 vs state

Science18%-10 vs state

Social Studies13%-12 vs state

Mathematics6%-12 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)					DeSSA Social Studies (2026)			SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Essay (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 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Science 11th Grade	DeSSA Science 12th 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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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	27.3%	523 (41.1%)	349 (27.5%)	332 (26.1%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	20.8	33^rd of 41 public high schools	19.5%		25.3	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%	2		17.9						12.7	30.8	6.2	29.7					$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	30.1%	537 (56.5%)	241 (25.3%)	83 (8.7%)	18 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)	47.5	22^nd of 41 public high schools	46.3%		44	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%	1			21.5					17.8	43.8	19.2	37.8					$17,976
POLYTECH High School	Public	9-12	823 Walnut Shade Road	Woodside	19980	Kent County	POLYTECH School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3255	1,228	80	15.3	16.3%	666 (54.2%)	305 (24.8%)	129 (10.5%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (8.2%)	48.8	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%		58	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%	5		71.4	18.1					20.1	48.4	12.7	46.8					$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	50.4%	58 (48.7%)	50 (42.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)			22.7
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	29.3%	298 (40.9%)	169 (23.2%)	211 (29.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.5%)	32.5	26^th of 41 public high schools	36.6%		24.5	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%	6			20.6					19.9	28.6	9.7	31.0					$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	34.7%	340 (18.8%)	1,022 (56.4%)	295 (16.3%)	32 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	10 (0.6%)	103 (5.7%)	30.6	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		29.5	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%			44.4	15.1					25.1	22.9	7.3	32.4					$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	15.0%	1,181 (62.5%)	178 (9.4%)	394 (20.9%)	31 (1.6%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (4.9%)	71.6	9^th of 41 public high schools	78.0%		69.5	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%	1		42.7						27.6	59.4	28.4	46.4					$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	28.6%	45 (7.7%)	463 (79.4%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	54.8	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%		48.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%	1			17.6			57.0	31.1	30.9	51.1	8.5	55.0	34.5	39.0	18.6	9.5
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	21.3%	671 (50.0%)	218 (16.3%)	366 (27.3%)	17 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (4.3%)	57.4	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%		54.3	16^th of 41 public high schools	61.0%	1			37.6					26.8	43.2	11.4	39.9					$24,815

Frequently Asked Questions about Milford Senior High School

What district is Milford Senior High School in?

Milford School District

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

How many students attend Milford Senior High School?

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

Is Milford Senior High School a good school?

Milford Senior High School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Delaware high schools.

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.

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