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Milford Central Academy

Q: Is Milford Central Academy a good school?

Milford Central Academy ranks 38 th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Milford Central Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Milford Central Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Milford Central Academy?

Students at Milford Central Academy are 44% White, 28% African American, 24% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Milford Central Academy attend?

Students who attend Milford Central Academy usually go on to attend Milford Senior High School

Public Grades 7-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Delaware Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Delaware middle schools

Summary

Milford Central Academy is a large public middle school in Milford, DE, serving 1,013 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Milford School District.

This school has a real bright spot in 8th grade reading, where 43.63% of students are proficient—actually beating the state average of 41.44%. That's a nice surprise for parents to know. However, math is a consistent struggle, with only about 20-22% of 7th and 8th graders meeting proficiency, which is roughly 10 points behind the state. Science is even more concerning, with just 9.46% of 8th graders proficient—the lowest among nearby middle schools like Georgetown Middle School (11.78%) and Woodbridge Middle School (7.33%). There's also a dramatic drop in social studies between 7th and 8th grade, falling from 53.7% proficiency to just 20.92%—a 17-point gap compared to the state average. On a positive note, the school has made incredible strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting it from 27.9% in 2021-2022 down to 10.4%—far better than the district average of 16.7% and rivaling top performers like Dover Air Force Base Middle School (7.0%).

When you compare Milford to its neighbors, it sits in the middle-to-lower tier. Schools like Magnolia Middle School and Dover Air Force Base Middle School outperform Milford by 20-30 percentage points in nearly every subject. The school also spends less per student ($11,819) and has larger class sizes (18.7 student-teacher ratio) compared to peers like Mariner Middle School ($14,284, ratio 11.7). One interesting strength: the school serves low-income students relatively well, ranking better with that subgroup than with the general student body. For parents, this means Milford has solid reading instruction and improving attendance, but you'll want to pay extra attention to math, science, and 8th-grade social studies support at home.

1,013

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,818

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1021 N Walnut Street
Milford, DE 19963-1298

(302) 430-7900

District: Milford School District

Students who attend Milford Central Academy usually attend:

High:

Milford Senior High School

Feeder schools for Milford Central Academy:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.5%

African American:

27.5%

Hispanic:

23.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (29% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

Delaware avg39%

38^th of 60

Delaware public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 37% (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	31.8	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.0	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	40 of 54	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	38 of 53	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	37 of 51	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	34 of 52	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.3	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.4	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.7	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	38 of 49	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	31 of 44	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	45 of 55	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	29 of 37	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	27 of 37	27.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	29 of 46	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	32 of 48	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	22 of 39	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	20 of 40	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	18 of 41	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	39 of 55	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	35 of 50	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	33.8	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	54.4	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	39 of 47	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)62nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

African American (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2023)25th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

Social Studies38%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-14 vs state

Science9%-7 vs state

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by a student
Friday, July 1, 2011

ITS THE BEST SCHOOL ITS BEAUTIFUL AND SO CLEAN I LOVE IT ITS WAY BETTER THEN ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE MILFORD DISTRICT ITS UNIQUE Close Quote

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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 (2016)	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
Milford Central Academy	Public	7-8	1021 N Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Sussex County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 430-7900	1,013	54	18.7	42.4%	441 (43.5%)	279 (27.5%)	240 (23.7%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.7%)	31.8	38^th of 60 public middle schools	36.7%		26	42^nd of 59 public middle schools	28.8%	4		9.5				53.7	20.9					33.6	43.6					21.9	19.9	$14,818
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School	Public	5-8	101 West Center Street	Harrington	19952	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 398-8197	905	48	18.8	40.4%	502 (55.5%)	214 (23.6%)	84 (9.3%)	13 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.3%)	50	25^th of 60 public middle schools	58.3%		42.4	31^st of 59 public middle schools	47.5%	6		14.8			50.5	69.5	40.6				36.6	43.5	34.3				32.4	30.7	28.9	$18,729
Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Thomas More Dr	Magnolia	19962	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 387-1780	460	20	23.0		224 (48.7%)	136 (29.6%)	40 (8.7%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	77.3	14^th of 60 public middle schools	76.7%		67.8	16^th of 59 public middle schools	72.9%	2		27.3			57.3	68.8	51.5				57.3	51.6	53.9				55.6	46.8	40.1	$16,495
F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School	Public	6-8	2841 South State Street	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 698-8410	647	36	17.9	26.7%	265 (41.0%)	220 (34.0%)	87 (13.4%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	41.5	31^st of 60 public middle schools	48.3%		43.3	30^th of 59 public middle schools	49.2%	1		15.3			38.4	56.7	41.0				27.0	40.0	48.0				17.7	28.6	28.6	$15,685
Mariner Middle School	Public	6-8	16391 Harbeson Rd	Milton	19968	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 685-8516	552	47	11.7	34.9%	302 (54.7%)	61 (11.1%)	151 (27.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	63.3	18^th of 60 public middle schools	70.0%		57.4	20^th of 59 public middle schools	66.1%	2		28.5			52.9	52.4	44.6				49.1	48.2	48.4				38.2	32.1	41.4	$21,633
Dover Air Force Base Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Hawthorne Drive	Dover	19901	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 674-3284	98	15	6.5	7.4%	64 (65.3%)	15 (15.3%)	9 (9.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (7.1%)	91.9	5^th of 60 public middle schools	91.7%		93.8	3^rd of 59 public middle schools	94.9%	2		39.7			76.3	75.0	58.9				57.1	66.7	72.4				61.9	60.7	54.4	$47,286
Fred Fifer III Middle School	Public	6-8	109 East Camden-Wyoming Avenue	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 698-8400	839	44	19.0	39.4%	423 (50.4%)	222 (26.5%)	103 (12.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.8%)	53.4	23^rd of 60 public middle schools	61.7%		51.7	22^nd of 59 public middle schools	62.7%	1		20.3			51.3	64.9	36.0				34.8	43.3	41.6				32.6	31.1	35.8	$14,663
Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	307 Laws Street	Bridgeville	19933	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 337-8289	596	40	14.9	51.2%	280 (47.0%)	116 (19.5%)	173 (29.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	36.3	35^th of 60 public middle schools	41.7%		30.9	37^th of 59 public middle schools	37.3%	2		7.3			50.7	58.9	32.2				31.7	39.5	30.2				26.1	25.3	15.2	$19,297
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-9	20346 Ennis St	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(302) 556-3297	208	5	41.6		118 (56.7%)	44 (21.2%)	19 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	17.1	48^th of 60 public middle schools	20.0%					(n/a)						32.6	28.1					15.9	32.4
Georgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	301 West Market Street	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-1900	861	59	14.5	43.6%	184 (21.4%)	88 (10.2%)	556 (64.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	47.7	27^th of 60 public middle schools	55.0%		48	25^th of 59 public middle schools	57.6%	2		11.8			51.6	64.5	28.6				38.7	49.6	30.5				31.7	43.1	25.5	$20,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Milford Central Academy

Is Milford Central Academy a good school?

Milford Central Academy ranks 38^th of 60 Delaware middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Milford Central Academy attend?

Students who attend Milford Central Academy usually go on to attend Milford Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Milford Central Academy?

Students at Milford Central Academy are 44% White, 28% African American, 24% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Milford Central Academy in?

Milford School District

How many students attend Milford Central Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Milford Central Academy.

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